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GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS est. 1848
Population: 36,462 (2004)
View of the city from Austin Street and 11th
Street, 1886. The water tower was used by the local fire
department and the fourth county courthouse is visible on the
horizon. Georgetown, the county seat for Williamson County. Many
businesses, Southwestern University, and the railroad have
contributed to Georgetown’s growth. Georgetown was home to
Jessie Daniel Ames,
state president of the League of Women Voters and anti-lynching
advocate.
Courtesy of
Georgetown Heritage Society
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Georgetown
Square
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Public Square,
Georgetown, Texas
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Star
Grocery Store, north side of square, Georgetown,
Texas ca. 1920's - Owners Joe Munson and Tom
Lundblad, behind counter
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Central
Barber Shop
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Richard
E. Talbot, born in Cambrigde, NY, 17 June 1816, of
Irish immigrant parents. He came to Texas with his
wife and children in 1850's to join brothers Elias
and Joseph Talbot. Richard
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Kimbro and Friends in Front of Blacksmith Shop.
Georgetown, Texas ca 1890's
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The 5th
and last Williamson County Courthouse was built in
1910-1911 at
a cost of $120,000. Renovations were done in 1965
that changed much of the appearance.
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Knight's Spring &
Gant's Mill Photos
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Kimbro and Friends in Front of Blacksmith Shop.
Georgetown, Texas ca 1890's
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Georgetown Fire Dept. & R.O. "Bob" Davis, who later
became Fire Chief, 2nd from left in truck.
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Adm. Mann Portrait
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Georgetown fireman including Lonnie Watkins, in
about 1919. l-r: Mr Mood, George Klohey, Jeff Gordan,
driver R.D. Bole Davis [Firechief], Pat Goodlet, Sid
Peerl [standing], M. Wilcox. Mr. Davis and his wife
lived upstairs with a sliding pole in their
apartment.
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Marshall Carver High
School Plaque
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Berry's Mill, built 1848, NE of Georgetown, Texas
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Baby
Shower for Lenen Howland, who is expecting Lu Ann
Howland, ca. Jan.
1953
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Leo
Darby with delivery Model T while working for San
Antonio Light
Newspaper, ca. 1932
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J.W.
Fielder Family, ca 1888, standing: Laura-daughter,
Martha Jane Townsley-sister in law, Susan
Alice-wife, front Ollie, Earl, J.W. Fielder,
Claude, Walter, and Collier. J.W Fielder, in 1873,
married Susan Alice Townsey. Listed in 1880
Williamson County Census. 1885-bought 150 acres on
San Gabriel River about 5 miles SE of Georgetown.
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Williamson County Livestock Show, Victor Kokel buys
Carl Holmstom's Blue Ribbon Lamb, ca.1965. Victor
Kokel was President of the Williamson County
Farm Bureau
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The original St. Johns United Methodist Church and
cemetery of Georgetown in 1900. The congregation
moved to 311 E. University Ave in Georgetown
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St. John's Swedish Methodist Church's nine early
preachers, Georgetown, Texas
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Andrew Prikryl & Mary Zrubek's Wedding Photo.
Ceremony was at Courthouse, Georgetown, Texas, March
6, 1886
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Anna
Louise Trowbridge Talbot, wife of R.E. Talbot, lived
between Circlleville and Jonah, Texas. Came to the
area in 1853. Brother of Joseph Talbot of Taylor,
Texas and brother of Elias Talbot, merchant in
Georgetown, Texas. Was friend of Sam Houston,
ca.1854
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Bell Cotton Gin, located SE of Georgetown
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Football Team
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L.N.
"Lonnie" Watkins "Nook Confectionery", South Side of
Square, next to Burkhart's Newstand, Georgetown,
Texas, ca. 1920.
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Football Team, Carver High School, Georgetown,
Texas, ca. 1962
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Karen
Thompson at Harper-Chessher House
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1963 Graduation Georgetown School of Vocational
Nursing, ca. 1963, Georgetown, Texas, l-r: Dr.
Douglas Benold, Sipirina Richate, Katherine Kelley,
Dr. James Shepard, Jovita Richarte, Dr. H.R. Gady,
Jr.
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Williamson County 
