Caldwell, Tx
Caldwell, the county seat of Burleson County, is at the intersection of State highways 21 and 36, in the center of the county. In 1840, when the Texas Congress annexed to Milam County all of Washington County north of Yegua Creek and west of the Brazos River, Caldwell was designated as the county seat of a new county to be formed. The proposed town, surveyed by George B. Erath and named for Mathew Caldwell,qqv was laid out parallel to the Old San Antonio Road and west of Davidson Creek; the site encompassed a settlement founded by Lewis L. Chiles. Until Burleson County was organized in 1846, Caldwell served as the county seat of Milam County By 1856 the population of the town was 300, and the Caldwell House, known as one of the finest hotels in Texas, was the rendezvous of westward-bound travelers on the Old San Antonio Road.
Caldwell was incorporated in 1891 with a mayor-council form of government. The city maintains a library (established in 1976 and a member of the Texas Library System), a municipal airport (dedicated in 1968), five parks, and equipment and housing for a Volunteer Fire Department, organized in 1886. The first school of record was a Male and Female Academy advertised in 1844. In 1852 the Masons opened a Masonic Institute (for males) and in 1855 a Female Academy. By 1872 the Masons had given permission for their building to be used for "free school purposes." The first public school built with tax money was erected in 1882 by the county school district. This school came under the supervision of the city in 1891 and remained there until 1923, when the citizens voted to establish an independent school district. In 1990 the Caldwell ISD, the largest in the county, had four campuses and 1,651 students.
The population of Caldwell, which was 2,165 in 1940, remained static until the 1970s, when oil was discovered in Burleson County. In 1990, the population was 3,181, in 2000 it had grown to 3,449 and in 2011 it had reached 4104. The Burleson County Industrial Foundation, organized in 1961, and the Chamber of Commerce have been responsible for locating four manufacturing plants and twelve oil-related industries in the town. The town also has a newspaper, a veterinary clinic, and four financial institutions. The courthouse square, dominated by the fourth courthouse to be built on the site, was the heart of the town. Motels, restaurants, a shopping mall, grocery stores, and service stations lined the two highways. Medical facilities included two clinics, two dentists, a nursing/assisted living facilities, and the Burleson St. Joseph Hospital. The hospital, opened in 1978, was a successor to Thomas L. Goodnight Memorial Hospital, dedicated in 1956. Recreational facilities included baseball fields, tennis courts, parks, a country club, a swimming pool, and a saddle club arena. The town has twelve churches, two museums, nine civic clubs, and two veterans' organizations. Caldwell is also the home of the Burleson County Fair and the annual Kolache Festival.(source: adapted from the Texas State Historical Association)
Caldwell was incorporated in 1891 with a mayor-council form of government. The city maintains a library (established in 1976 and a member of the Texas Library System), a municipal airport (dedicated in 1968), five parks, and equipment and housing for a Volunteer Fire Department, organized in 1886. The first school of record was a Male and Female Academy advertised in 1844. In 1852 the Masons opened a Masonic Institute (for males) and in 1855 a Female Academy. By 1872 the Masons had given permission for their building to be used for "free school purposes." The first public school built with tax money was erected in 1882 by the county school district. This school came under the supervision of the city in 1891 and remained there until 1923, when the citizens voted to establish an independent school district. In 1990 the Caldwell ISD, the largest in the county, had four campuses and 1,651 students.
The population of Caldwell, which was 2,165 in 1940, remained static until the 1970s, when oil was discovered in Burleson County. In 1990, the population was 3,181, in 2000 it had grown to 3,449 and in 2011 it had reached 4104. The Burleson County Industrial Foundation, organized in 1961, and the Chamber of Commerce have been responsible for locating four manufacturing plants and twelve oil-related industries in the town. The town also has a newspaper, a veterinary clinic, and four financial institutions. The courthouse square, dominated by the fourth courthouse to be built on the site, was the heart of the town. Motels, restaurants, a shopping mall, grocery stores, and service stations lined the two highways. Medical facilities included two clinics, two dentists, a nursing/assisted living facilities, and the Burleson St. Joseph Hospital. The hospital, opened in 1978, was a successor to Thomas L. Goodnight Memorial Hospital, dedicated in 1956. Recreational facilities included baseball fields, tennis courts, parks, a country club, a swimming pool, and a saddle club arena. The town has twelve churches, two museums, nine civic clubs, and two veterans' organizations. Caldwell is also the home of the Burleson County Fair and the annual Kolache Festival.(source: adapted from the Texas State Historical Association)
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