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LEE COUNTY,
TEXAS
30° 18' 36"
N, 96° 57' 36" W (30.31, -96.96)
Population: 17,055 Est. (2016) 16,612 (2010)
Total area: 634 sq mi (1,642 km2)
629 sq mi (1,629 km2) land
5.1 sq mi (13 km2) water |
Lee County
History
1936 Centennial
Marker:
LEE COUNTY
Located on Old San Antonio Road, on land surveyed in 1821 as part
of the original
colony of Moses and Stephen
F. Austin. In 1854 became site of major settlement by Wend
from northern Europe, led by Pastor Johann Kilian. Had only school
in U. S. that taught in Wendish-- language surviving only here and
in Australia, in the modern world.
County was created from Bastrop,
Burleson, Fayette
and Washington.
Organized in 1874, it was named for Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), general
of the Army of Northern Virginia, in the southern Confederacy, 1862-1865.
Giddings is the county
seat. |
Lee County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Giddings
Book Hotel -
Giddings Hotels |
Lee County 1907
postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Lee County 1920s
map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Lee County 1940s
map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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