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HIGH HILL, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Fayette County, Central Texas S
FM 2672
3 miles N of Schulenburg (Hwy 77)
21 miles N of Hallettsville
19 miles S of La Grange
Population: extremely dispersed

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Painted church ceiling

St. Mary's Catholic Church (1906) >
High Hill's painted church
Part of The Painted Churches Tour

St. Mary's Church is the town's main attraction. As one of Fayette County's Painted Churches, it has some of the best examples of faux-finish woodwork and stained-glass... next page
History in a Pecan Shell

High Hill was once a community with it's future assured. It was the only town in southern Fayette County for years and was a stop on a transcontinental stage route.

The railroad had plans for High Hill - wanting to include it along its route between Houston and San Antonio. But the townspeople declined the railroad's offer and the town just declined. The rails went in south of town and Schulenburg was founded as a result.
High Hill, Texas store and cedar
Stacked cedar outside a store
TE Photo, March 2001
A barn in High Hill, Texas
High Hill rural scene
TE Photo, January 2002
High-Hill in tile
TE photo

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