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City of Giddings |
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Main and E. Richmond St., Giddings,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 10' 54.81420999996",
-96° 56' 13.42798000008"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
County seat of Lee County. Named for Jabez D. Giddings (1814-78), of Washington County, one of four brothers from Pennsylvania who were Texas transportation pioneers and business leaders. The town was established as a shipping point when Houston & Texas Central Railroad (in which J. D. Giddings was a stockholder) reached here in 1871. A second and third railroad (San Antonio & Aransas Pass, 1889, and Hearne & Brazos Valley, 1913) increased city's prestige. Commission form government was adopted in 1913. A diversified economy developed.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
City of Giddings Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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