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ANGLETON,
TEXAS
Brazoria County
Seat, Texas
Gulf Coast
State Hwys 288 and 35
41 miles S of Houston
16 miles N of Freeport
Population 18,130 (2000) 17,140 (1990)
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The
Veterans Park in Angleton
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, July 2007 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
A timeline of significant occurances and incidents:
1890: Angleton is founded.
1892: A post office is granted
1896: Angleton was chosen the new county seat of Brazoria County over
the town of Brazoria - even though a monumental courthouse
by J. Riely Gordon had been built in hopes of securing the county
seat. (See photos
of remains of the building) The battle was one of the most contested
courthouse battles in state history. The controversy resurfaced in
1913, when Brazoria tried again to become county seat. Once again
it failed.
1900: The hurricane known as the Galveston
Storm destroyed Angleton's High School and the University of SouthTexas.
1907: Community band is formed by newspaper editor
1909: Another hurricane destroys the rebuilt high school
1912: Angleton incorporates, electrical service arrives
1923: The last legal hanging in Texas occurred on August 31, 1923.
WWII: County
Fairgrounds are used as POW camp.
See Brazoria
County Courthouse |
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The
1897 Brazoria County courthouse before the tower was removed.
Now the Brazoria County Historical Museum.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2005 |
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Photo
courtesy Ken Rudine, July 2007 |
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