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History
in a Seashell
Built on what had been a Karankawa Indian village, the town got its
modern start with the arrival of George W. Butler in 1873. First named
Butler's Ranch, the soon-to-be-a-community was renamed in the
early 1890s when J. C. League bought the land and platted a town.
The Clear Creek Development Company was formed during the same early
part of the decade - to sell lots to settlers.
A post office opened in 1896 and by 1914 the town had a healthy population
of 500. Situated along the railroad from the port at Galveston,
League City was served by the Katy, I&GN, and the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson railroads as well as an Interurban from Houston.
From a population of just 800 in 1925, it increased to 1,200 in just
three years - falling back to 800 with the arrival of the Great Deprtession.
After WWII,
Humble Oil had storage facilities here and the population increased
to 16,000 in the mid-1970s. |
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Galveston
County 1907 Postal Map showing League City
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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