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| | The
Historic Finn Building
TE Photo | |
| | The
beloved 1888 (former) Austin County Courthouse in Bellville
Courtesy Bellville
Historical Society | |
| | Main
Street in Bellville
It looks the same today - only different.
Photo courtesy
Bellville Library | |
Bellville,
Texas Attractions Austin
County Jail, Museum & Library
Bellville has a great jail, which now serves as the Austin County Museum, and
many other buildings. Maybe they aren't as grand as the jail, but they are charming
and in some cases unique (The old Dr. Pepper bottling plant with its rock façade
comes to mind). more Town
Square
On and just off the square are antiques and crafts shops and eateries
within easy stroll. Guide
to Historic Buildings
The Bellville Historical Society has prepared
a guide to Bellville's turn-of-the-century homes and downtown buildings. It's
available at the Chamber of Commerce. |
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The Bellville
Band
Photo courtesy Bellville Library | |
The
Double Hanging at Bellville in 1896
All things considered, it was a pretty civilized affair.
There
were two murders in Austin County in 1895. While they occured in distant
corners of the county, they were separated by a span of only 38 days. Both perpetrators
were apprehended and taken to the County Jail in Bellville.
This sort of situation must have been on the minds of our wise and august lawyers
in Austin when they passed legislation demanding Courthouses be placed near the
center of the county. It certainly made things convenient for the populace to
attend hangings. more
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Bellville Tourist Information Bellville
Chamber of Commerce - 979-865-3407
13 East Main, PO Box 670 Bellville
Texas 77418-0670
http://www.bellville.com/ |
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"The
Bellville tin man tank and its giant red arrow wind vane. Unfortunately that tower
no longer exists today."
Oct 20, 2000 Photo courtesy David Stall |
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Bellville
Texas ForumSubject:
Really enjoy this site!
Hi, as a resident of Bellville, I wanted to tell
you how much I enjoyed the site designed by Kate Wong Troesser. The pictures used
are fine and the site is so easy to navigate - always a good thing! And the information
given is informative, interesting and such fun to share. I have sent this address
to a friend in Norway so he can finally get a little gist of the town of Bellville.
Thank you for making this available. - Sincerely Susan W., May 19, 2002
Subject : cool
site
I enjoyed the hell out of your whole site. I'm trying to think of the
best way to say "Go look at this cool site" to my readers at Houston.About.Com.
I found you via a Google search for some small town thing - can't recall now.
The
Double Hanging in Bellville tempted me to go off on a highly enjoyable tangent.-
Aussie M
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County Texas 1907 Postal Map showing Bellville
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