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Moulton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Moulton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Moulton is a town in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. The population was 854 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 886 to 854 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1965.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moulton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moulton’s history is told.

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Moulton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Moulton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moulton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in Flatonia, 8.3 miles away.

Moulton and the nearest listed places

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St. Mary's Church of the AssumptionFlatonia Historic DistrictAscension of Our Lord Catholic ChurchSts. Cyril and Methodius ChurchBraches HouseChurch of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary

Closest to Moulton

St. Mary's Church of the AssumptionFlatonia · Gothic Revival8.3miFlatonia Historic DistrictFlatonia · District8.3miAscension of Our Lord Catholic ChurchSchulenburg · Late Gothic Revival9.7miSts. Cyril and Methodius ChurchShiner · Romanesque Revival10.3miBraches HouseGonzales · Greek Revival11.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. Mary's Church of the Assumption’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Moulton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Moulton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Flatonia📜 Shiner📜 Waelder📜 Hallettsville

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