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GUADALUPE
CITY , TEXASGuadalupe
County, Central
Texas S
Western part of present-day Seguin
Divided by Walnut Creek
Population: Now merged with “greater” Seguin
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History in a Pecan
ShellIn lieu of
a history (if one exists), we submit information from author and western historian
Charley Eckhardt who writes:
“At one time, Seguin was
composed of two towns. East of Walnut Branch, the stream--tributary to the Guadalupe--that
crosses Court Street at Guadalupe Street--was Seguin.
It was a walled city--the only walled city in Texas.
The wall, built of locally-produced limecrete, was there not for protection from
Indian attacks, but to keep wildlife & livestock from eating the lawns & gardens
of the locals.
West of Walnut Branch was Guadalupe City. It was known
as the 'rough' town. In Guadalupe City were the saloons & bawdy houses that,
for a time, gave Guadalupe County a reputation for being 'wide open.'
When
Seguin & Guadalupe City merged
I have no idea. It's hard, even now, to get old-time Seguinites to talk about
Guadalupe City. Yet a remainder of the City Wall still exists, along Guadalupe
Street just north of Court Street, on the west bank of Walnut Branch.”
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