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Location of Hamilton County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hamilton County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county.
Hamilton is located in central Hamilton County. U.S. Route 281 passes through the center of the city, leading north 21 miles (34 km) to Hico and south 16 miles (26 km) to Evant . Texas State Highway 36 (Main Street) crosses US 281 in the center of town and leads 32 miles (51 km) southeast to Gatesville and 33 miles (53 km) northwest to Comanche .
In 1858 the Sixth Texas Legislature formed Hamilton County, named after James Hamilton Jr., from parts of Comanche, Bosque, and Lampasas counties. In 1858, Hamilton was named the county seat. Despite growing white settlements in Texas, Indian tribal presences remained. In 1867, Comanche raiders attacked a school where Ann Whitney was the teacher.
A new pop-up exhibit at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum helps clear the air. Located on the second floor, it includes pages — originals and copies — of the treaty, which are on loan ...
The Hamilton County Courthouse in Hamilton, Texas was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [ 1 ] It has also been designated a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark .
More: Texas history museum dissects treaty that ended Mexican American War and changed the world. 9. Stone Fort Museum. The Old Stone Fort held down the town square in Nacogdoches. Now, a replica ...
Plaza of the Presidents, National Museum of the Pacific War. The list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The midcentury chic Fredonia Hotel, built in 1955, went dark in 1985, but has recently been revived. It serves as a hub for tourism in Nacogdoches, Texas.