| History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally settled in the 1880s and called Pleasant Point, the town name
was clanged in 1907 to the inglorious sounding Piggtown, Texas after land
promoter Mack Pigg. It relocated a mile from its original location to be on the
railroad.
The name was exchanged for the more dignified (and appropriate)
name of Aleman. Since the town had been settled by relocated German immigrants
from Washington County, the Mexican railroad workers called the place after the
Spanish word for German.
The Aleman post office closed its doors in 1943,
but the town has continued to survive, despite the modest population.
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