Prehistory shows that the Tonkawa and Karankawa Indian tribes inhabited the land around Waller. Spanish explorers passed through the Waller area in the 1500s, but settlement was not accomplished for several hundred years. After Texas gained its indep....
Webster, a small city in terms of its square miles – just 6.7, but mighty in terms of commercial vibrancy – home to more than 2,200 businesses and a trade area that includes a 15-mile radius and 1.5M people – was founded in 1879 by James W. Web....
Weimar's picturesque downtown bustles with businesses, shops, great eateries, drug stores with old-fashioned soda fountains, antique shops and a tavern where locals play dominoes and German card games.
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In September 1836 Columbia, now known as West Columbia, became capital of the Republic of Texas. This took place with the removal of the ad interim government here from Velasco. After the election called by ad interim President David G. Burnet, the f....
The town of Wharton was founded as the seat of Wharton County in April 1846, named for two brothers, William Harris and John Austin Wharton, who were Texas heroes. Land for a courthouse named Monterey Square was given from the land grant of William K....
The City of Willis is located on Interstate 45, approximately 45 miles north of Houston and 8 miles north of Conroe. The city is at the north end of Montgomery County in Southeast Texas. The city is nestled in a growing rural area that is the gateway....
In the year of 1894, the eastern section of Chambers County was opened by the State of Texas to those people who would be interested in settling the land by homestead grant of 640 acres of land. This grant could be claimed by living on the land conti....
Woodville is on U.S. highways 190, 69, and 287 and the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, near the geographical center of Tyler County. It was established in 1846, when Tyler County was separated from Menard District. In the same year Woodville won the ....