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LITTLEFIELD,
TEXAS
Lamb County Seat,
Texas Panhandle
33°55'02"N 102°19'30"W (33.9173148, -102.3249022)
Hwys 84 and 385
FM 54
38 Miles NW of Lubbock
24 Miles N of Lleveland
ZIP code 79339
Area code 806
Population: 5,843 Est. (2019)
6,372 (2010) 6,507 (2000) 6,489 (1990)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
1912:
town is planned along the Santa Fe RR tracks on what was George
Washington Littlefield's Yellow House Ranch (a division of the
XIT
Ranch)
1913: lots are sold - depot built and school is constructed by the
Littlefield Land Company
1915: town of Littlefield gets bank and library
1917: first newspaper - the Lamb County News is published
1924: Littlefield is incorporated
1926: Littlefield loses the "World's
Tallest Windmill" in a storm
1935: town gets clinic and hospital
1946: becomes county seat over Olton |
Littlefield,
Texas
Attractions / Landmarks
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Littlefield
has a replica of their famous windmill on Highway 84 and XIT Avenue.
The original was 132 feet tall with a 12-foot blade - the replica
comes close at a height of 114 feet.
See Wind and Water
(or lack of it) by Mike Cox
Story of the drought and the tallest windmill |
The town of Littlefield
has been spared disasters that set back or killed the progress of
scores of West Texas towns.
The generosity of the town's namesake (who later bequeathed his house
in Austin to the University
of Texas) in setting up a school and library during the first few
years of the town's life no doubt added to the quality of life during
the early history.
The Littlefield
Bank Building in Austin
is still a lynchpin of business on Congress Avenue and the former
residence of George
Littlefield - still with it's Victorian iron fence - sits on the
campus of the University of Texas. |
Littlefield Municipal
Building
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2009 |
Littlefield,
Texas
1930s Aerial Photos
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Aerial
view of Littlefield's Main Street - "Taken in late '30's, before
the "new" post office was built. Taken either by my father or my uncle."
- Joe, March 21, 2006 |
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The
First Methodist Church
1930s
photo courtesy Joe |
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The
First National Bank in Littlefield
1930s
photo courtesy Joe |
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Water
tower and cotton compress
Circa
1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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Grain
Elevators.
1930s
photo courtesy Joe |
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