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Alvin, Texas
Located in the
Gulf Coast
region, the town of Alvin, Texas is in
Brazoria
county.
Alvin, Texas The sanguine, festive spirit of Alvin is as evident in the crumbling, yellowed 1877 historical documents, as it is in the current editions of The Alvin Sun, Brazoria County?s oldest newspaper.
But where in the world is Alvin, Texas? It?s an all American hometown, just south of Houston, quietly nestled in the endless miles of prairie-like frontier of Brazoria County. Visitors enjoy hiking, birding, nature trails, bass fishing, golf, camping, scuba diving, canoeing, and even skydiving. Richly endowed with cultural and historical landmarks, legends and lore, Alvin and her twin-sister county towns, Angleton, Brazosport, West Columbia, Brazoria and Pearland are precisely where the Lone Star State TRULY began. Gaining victory over great and perilous times throughout her history, the Babe on the bayou has tenacious, undaunted spirit. Claimed as the queen of the coast in 1915, the babe of the bayou has grown from a cow prairie, railroad town in her early teens and roaring twenties, to a rice and oil center in the depression of the thirties to Gulf Coast acclaim in the forties & fifties, to a petrochemical kingdom in the turbulent sixties & seventies to excellent economic base and well-being in the 21st century. The Babe on the bayou, Alvin, Texas welcomes you, dear reader, come and enjoy her annual celebrations, history, attractions, and simple ways of the country.
Credits:
Old Postcards courtesy www.txgenweb.org/postcards
Courthouse Photos courtesy www.barnfield.net
State Park and Historic Site Photos courtesy State of Texas.
Misc. City Photos courtesy local tourism offices.
Misc. Photos courtesy All Across Texas.
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