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| | Aerial
view of Littlefield's Main Street - "Taken in late '30's, before the "new"
post office was built. Taken either by my father or my uncle." - Joe, March
21, 2006 | | | |
| The
town of Littlefield has been spared disasters that set back or killed the progress
of scores of West Texas towns. The generosity of the town's namesake (who later
bequeathed his house in Austin to the
University of Texas) in setting up a school and library during the first few years
of the town's life no doubt added to the quality of life during the early history. |
| | Water
tower and cotton compress
Circa 1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
1912: town is planned along the Santa Fe RR tracks on what was George Washington
Littlefield's Yellow House Ranch (a division of the XIT
Ranch)
1913: lots are sold - depot built and school is constructed by
the Littlefield Land Company
1915: town of Littlefield gets bank and library
1917: first newspaper - the Lamb County News is published
1924: Littlefield
is incorporated
1926: Littlefield loses the "World's Tallest Windmill" in
a storm
1935: town gets clinic and hospital
1946: becomes county seat
over Olton
Lamb County Courthouse - next page |
| | The
First Methodist Church
1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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| | The
First National Bank in Littlefield
1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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Littlefield
Landmarks/Attractions
Littlefield
has a replica of their famous windmill on Highway 84 and XIT Avenue. The original
was 132 feet tall with a 12-foot blade - the replica comes close at a height of
114 feet.
The Littlefield Bank Building in Austin
is still a lynchpin of business on Congress Avenue and the former residence of
George Littlefield - still with it's Victorian iron fence - sits on the campus
of the University of Texas. |
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| Grain
Elevators. 1930s photo courtesy Joe | | |
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