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ALEMAN,
TEXAS
Hamilton County,
Central Texas N
Junction of Farm roads 932 and 3340
8 miles SE of Hamilton
NE of Gatesville
Population:
60 (1990)
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Aleman, Texas
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
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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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