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display on courthouse lawn
Photo courtesy Barclay
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History in a Pecan
Shell
Although,
Bernard Bee left Texas in 1846, his service as Texas Secretary of State
and Texas Secretary of War, was enough to have both county and county seat named
in his honor.
Early settlers in the 1830s lost family members to Indian
raids. The county was organized in 1858 and the county seat was about 7 miles
from the current courthouse. A post office was established
in 1859 and the next year the first courthouse was built.
Beeville only
had about 300 people in 1880, but when the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad
came through in 1886, the population rose to one thousand.
Beeville
got a water works and electricity in 1903 and the sewer was built in 1910.
There was a small oil boom in 1929, but it wasn't enough for Beeville to
escape the Great Depression.
A Naval Aviation Station was set
up during the War and although it was deactivated at war's end, it was reopened
for Korea. It was closed again in 1992, and a reminder of its presence is noted
by the aircraft on the courthouse lawn.
About the time this building
went up in the 1920s, Beeville was paving its streets.
The Beeville
Bee and The Picayune, the towns rival newspapers merged in 1928.
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building with 'The Spirit of Progress' on it was a Montgomery-Ward store. This
image was M-W's logo and appears on many of their storefronts from the early 20th
century. It's a good way to spot old M-W stores that have been converted to new
uses. - Dwight Young |
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Beeville
Texas ForumThe
building with "The Spirit of Progress" on it was a Montgomery-Ward store. There's
another one on your Hillsboro page.
This image was M-W's logo and appears on many of their storefronts from the early
20th century. It's a good way to spot old M-W stores that have been converted
to new uses.
I just discovered your website today and have been enjoying
it immensely. I grew up in Plainview and Lubbock but have lived away from Texas
since 1966. Your photos have sent me on a real nostalgia trip.
I write
a regular column for Preservation magazine, published by the National Trust for
Historic Preservation. ... - Dwight Young, January 07, 2005
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