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SEALY,
TEXAS
Austin County,
Central Texas South
I-10 and Hwy 36
50 miles W of Houston
24 miles E of Columbus
15 miles
S of Bellville
34 miles S of Brenham
Population: 5,248 (2000) 4,541(1990)
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Cotton
Wagon in 1911 Sealy
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/ |
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familiar, yes, it is where Sealy Mattresses were first made. There
is a historical marker at the site of the Haynes Mattress
Factory. Buildings still remain and we were told "they could
still put together a mattress today" (if they really had to).
If it wasn't for Sealy, we might all still be sleeping on Spanish
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The
facade of the former Texas Theater in Sealy.
Photo by John Troesser, 2001 |
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You can pick
up a driving/walking tour at the chamber of commerce - if
it's open. A project of the Sealy Area Historical Society, the brochure
provides you with street by street details of businesses, homes
and points of interest.
The Texas
Theater: Dating to 1929, the theater is (as of Fall 2005) in
use as a restaurant and apartments.
Heritage
Park/Santa Fe Park Museum: Items from the original colonial
period are on display as well as more modern items. These include
the old jail (complete with bent bars from an escape attempt) and
a road grader once pulled by oxen. East of downtown, across the
RR tracks. Open by appointment.
Sealy Chamber of Commerce
309 Main Street P O Box 586 Sealy, Texas 77474
Phone: (979) 885-3222
Website: http://www.sealy-tx.com/
Sealy Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Phone: (979) 885-3222
http://www.sealycvb.org/
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Sealy
on stone - The old high school name - rescued from the landfill by
Pete Schiller.
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Nearby Attractions
San Felipe and the Stephen F. Austin State Historical Park are two
of the must-see stops on the Texas Independence Trail. Tiny San
Felipe de Austin was the first capital of Austin's Colony. Burned
by its citizens upon the approach of Santa Anna, it was rebuilt
after San Jacinto. Buildings include a replica of SFA's "dog-trot"
cabin as well as a store. There is also a bronze seated statute
of Stephen F. Austin. The park is divided into historic and recreational
sections. Information and brochures are available at the San Felipe
post office.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/sfa/sfa.htm
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In regard to
Texas Theatre...Charles Krampitz was the operator/owner of the theatre
which opened in 1929 in Sealy, Texas. - Judy Oakes, June 07,
2005
The Texas Theater
was owned and operated by my grandfather, Frank Jacob Krampitz,
Sr. Charles Krampitz was his second son, who recently passed away.
The theater was operational until it burned in 1981. Until that
time, my grandfather had the distinction of being the oldest and
continuously-operating independent "showman" in the country. I am
not certain, but I believe he began showing silent films in a tent
in Sealy long before 1929. - John B. Krampitz, Ph.D., October
06, 2005
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