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Cat Spring dates from 1834 and like Frelsburg,
was settled by Germans from Westphalia
and Oldenburg.
The name
comes from an encounter the son of the town's founder had with a large wild cat
near a spring.
The town was granted a post office in 1878.
The population has slowly decreased from its robust start of 350 people in 1836.
Currently there are only about 75 people, the store at the crossroads one mile
north, the post office and tractor graveyard. The
large building just west of the Crossroads is one of the few remaining German-constructed
Austin County Dancehalls. It is frequently used for seasonal antique shows.
Another of these buildings sits just East of the railroad tracks off 159
in Bellville. |
Octagonal
Building
One of the few remaining German-constructed dance
halls in the area
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, July 2011 |
The
rolling country near Cat Spring
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, July 2011 |
Cat
Spring, Texas ForumSubject:
Dance Hall of Austin County
Hello, I'm sure readers have already mentioned that the Cat Spring and Bellville
Turnvereins or dance halls are twelve sided, not octagonal. I think there are
six such dance halls in Austin County, either octagonal or twelve sided, that
are still in use. Two in the Bellville
area, one in Cat Spring, one in Sealy,
one in Peters and one in Wallis. Information taken from Dance Halls of Austin
County, Copyright 1993. Published by the Austin County Historical Commission in
Bellville, TX. Enjoy the web site. - Sincerely, Marilyn Stellberg, September
20, 2005
Texas
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