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ELGIN,
TEXASSausage
Capital of Texas
Bastrop County, Central
Texas S
Hwy 290
25 miles E of Austin
16 miles S of Taylor on Hwy 95
17
miles N of Bastrop on Hwy 95 & 290
Population:
5,700 (2000) Book
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| Elgin
City Hall located in the beautiful Nofzinger House at 310 North Main.
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson |
Like the
bumper sticker says: Enjoy Austin,
live in Elgin.
This is a tranquil town famous for it's sausage
and bricks. Long ago Elginites decided sausage was definitely more flavorful
and easier on the teeth. Four companies now try to keep Texas supplied with "hot
guts". The Texas Legislature named Elgin as the "Sausage Capital of
Texas."
Elgin
was a railroad town with
as many as 20 trains a day coming through. Preservation efforts are underway on
restoring both the passenger and freight stations. Before everyone had a car,
Elginites would charter whole trains for picnics in New
Braunfel's Landa
Park.
The Elgin Post Office has a "WPA"
mural, and a good one at that.
City Hall is located in the
beautiful Nofzinger House at 310 North Main. 512-285-5721.
The
wide main street and many historic brick buildings (they made bricks,
remember?) have provided movie companies with a backdrop for contemporary and
period films.
The Chamber has an excellent brochure "Heritage
Walking Tour". Take a stroll in historic downtown and enjoy the gift
and antique shops and restaurants along the way. Don't forget the Elgin Antique
Mall with more than 50 dealers on Hwy 290. Drive around town to see the beautiful
old homes.
The annual Hogeye Festival is on the fourth Saturday
of October.
Elgin
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Elgin Nearby
Destinations
7 miles north on Hwy 95 to Coupland.
It's worth a visit. You would think that you have entered a one street movie set.
Another 9 miles on Hwy 95 will take you to Taylor
17 miles south
on Hwy 95 to Bastrop.
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Tourist InformationElgin
Chamber of Commerce
15 North Main, Elgin, TX78621.
512-285-4514
website:
www.elgintx.com |
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Elgin
brick building
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How
Elgin Got Its Name by C. F. Eckhardt
In Elgin they’ll tell you the
town was named for a Mister Elgin... If you ask the members of the Shadetree Historical
Society, they’ll give you a version of Elgin’s naming that has nothing to do with
a Mr. Elgin. They’ll tell you the original name of the place was Helgin—derived
from ‘Hell again.’... more |
Elgin
Main
Street looking South, postmarked 1912
Postcard courtesy Will
Beauchamp | |
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