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Cover of the book Smithville by Carol Phillips Snyder, David L. Herrington, Smithville Heritage Society, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Carol Phillips Snyder, David L. Herrington, Smithville Heritage Society ISBN: 9781439638217
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: March 23, 2009
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Carol Phillips Snyder, David L. Herrington, Smithville Heritage Society
ISBN: 9781439638217
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: March 23, 2009
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Smithville�s reputation is that of a railroad town, yet it offers an even richer history. Fertile land and the Colorado River attracted pioneers with energy, dreams, and a hunger to build. After Thomas Gazley chose head-right land in Stephen F. Austin�s Second Colony in 1827, area settlers joined the fray to secure a Texas free from Mexico�s supremacy. Some represented Bastrop County in the new Republic of Texas�s legislature. Others stayed home and built a village on the banks of the Colorado. Businessmen influenced the growth of Smithville by attracting the railroad, and soon Smithville was the largest city in the county, offering a place for businesses and families to thrive. Smithville�s fortunes have risen and fallen with the railroad, the river, and the Central Texas economy, and it has again become a vital community, this time nurturing scientists, artists, filmmakers, and antique lovers.
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Smithville�s reputation is that of a railroad town, yet it offers an even richer history. Fertile land and the Colorado River attracted pioneers with energy, dreams, and a hunger to build. After Thomas Gazley chose head-right land in Stephen F. Austin�s Second Colony in 1827, area settlers joined the fray to secure a Texas free from Mexico�s supremacy. Some represented Bastrop County in the new Republic of Texas�s legislature. Others stayed home and built a village on the banks of the Colorado. Businessmen influenced the growth of Smithville by attracting the railroad, and soon Smithville was the largest city in the county, offering a place for businesses and families to thrive. Smithville�s fortunes have risen and fallen with the railroad, the river, and the Central Texas economy, and it has again become a vital community, this time nurturing scientists, artists, filmmakers, and antique lovers.

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