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Hallsville |
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200 W. Main (US 80), Hallsville,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 30' 17.790552",
-94° 34' 32.949192"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Formerly Hallville. Successor to Fort Crawford and Ash Springs, pioneer settlements of 1840s. Hallsville was founded when Texas & Pacific Railway was built. First train arrived Aug. 17, 1869. Western terminus for a time, and site (1870-73) of T. & P. shops, town attracted ox-wagon freighting in wool, cotton and buffalo hides from the West. Hallsville, named for Kentuckians Elijah and Volney Hall, received charter Aug. 13, 1870. Volney Hall was a vice president of the old Southern Pacific Railway, which was rechartered as the T. & P. Acquired Sub-Courthouse, 1965.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Hallsville Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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