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Beeville 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.
Beeville
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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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street scene. TE photo, 2001 |
Beeville
Local and Tourist Information
Bee
County Chamber of Commerce - 361-358-3267.
Beeville Chamber website:
www.beeville.net/ChamberofCommerce/index.htm
City of Beeville website:
www.beeville.net/CityofBeeville/
Beeville
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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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