The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Angleton was founded in 1890 near the center of Brazoria County and named for the wife of the general manager of the Velasco Terminal Railway. A bitter rivalry emerged between the town and nearby Brazoria for the location of the county seat; Angleton was chosen as the seat in 1896 and rechosen by county-wide election in 1913. The town was incorporated on November 12, 1912.
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CommonsAngleton ISD Frontier Elem2019
CommonsAngleton ISD Angleton JHS2019
CommonsAngleton ISD2019
CommonsWind Blown Hair (Unsplash)2017
CommonsArkansas National Guard2017
CommonsAngleton TX Old Brazoria county courthouse DSC 6265 ad2014
CommonsAngleton TX Houses along Velasco Street DSC 6281 ad2014
CommonsYellow Crowned Night Heron Brazoria Nwr Texas2010
CommonsTurkey Vulture Brazoria Nwr Texas2010
CommonsTexas Scrub2010
CommonsNo Clue Brazoria Nwr Texas2010
CommonsIbisses Ibi Ibiss Multibis And Egrets Brazoria Nwr Texas20101 historic place in Angleton
1 place in Angleton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.