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GATESVILLE,
TEXASCoryell
County Seat, North
Central Texas
Intersection of US 84 & Hwy 36
80 miles N
of Austin
35 miles NW of Temple
38 miles W of Waco
Population
15,591(2000) 11,492(1990) |
Pecan
Grove and Baptist Church SE of Gatesville
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, 2004 |
Gatesville
Landmarks/Attractions
Coryell
Museum and Historical Center
- (254) 865-5007
"Home of the largest collection of antique spurs in
the world."
Ft.
Hood - (254) 287-1110
"The largest military installation in the United States."Gatesville
Hotels |
Gatesville
Chronicles
The
Life and Times of Big Bill Babb
by Clay Coppedge
"...This happened in the early days of Coryell
County, when Central Texas ranches functioned a lot like the feudal system in
England in the Middle Ages. Ranches were kingdoms, each with its own ruler and
an army of knights to enforce the ruler's will. Crockett King, William Oglesby
and Big Bill Babb were the kings of Coryell County...." more
The
Old Book Shelf by Mike Cox. ("Texas Tales" column)
This
shelf, standing in a back corner of the Coryell County Museum in Gatesville, has
a story as interesting as any of the books it ever held. A novel-in-wood, it represents
a Texas family saga extending from before the Civil War through the Great Depression
and into the modern era. The
Most Famous Bathtub in Coryell County by Clay Coppedge
"Thomas
and Laquita Barton's house outside of town has the first bathtub in Coryell County,
a hand-carved limestone classic...." more
Cranfill
by Mike Cox. ("Texas Tales" column)
For about the last quarter
of the 19th century, and the first two decades of the 20th century, being a "wet"
or a "dry" defined a Texan politically much more accurately than being Democrat
or Republican. Both sides of the issue passionately believed they were
in the right. Often, they were willing to fight over their belief, sometimes to
the death. That's what J.B. Cranfill was up to in 1882 when he started
a newspaper in Gatesville, the Advance...... more
Gatesville
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