Hallettsville Block Party 1860- 1880

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The idea behind this website is to document the development of Hallettsville, Texas, block by block, beginning with the original town site. With the use of photographs, original documents and maps we will begin the journey in 1846 when the early settlers of Lavaca County began the process of establishing their homes and their businesses on the Hallet League on the east bank of the Lavaca River. Our first website, www.hallettsvilleblockparty. covered the years 1846 - 1859. This webite will cover 1860 - 1879.
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1860 Census final (pdf)
DownloadUpper East portion of the Bennett Drug Store purchased by me (Fly) and Harris from A.K. Foster & Bro. and occupied by Fly & Harris as a law office
A certain house and lot in Hallettsville known as the Hallettsville Drug Store the lot fronting 20 varas and running back toward the Lavaca River 125 feet.
1/2 of the office formerly belonging to Harris & Fly over Bennett Drug Store See G/84
Right & Interest in 1st and 2nd floors of Masonic College reserving 3rd floor and right of way for use by Murchison Lodge #80.
Unto William B. Davis one undivided half and unto Rogers & Walker the other one undivided half of Lot 8 in Block 1. Except the Masonic Hall on the second floor and right of way to same is reserved to Murchison Lodge #80
*Deed that sells land and lower story of building was transacted on September 17, 1855.
Twenty feet front on Main St. commencing at the North corner of the lot on which the Hallettsville Drug Store is situated and 50 feet in depth.
West 1/2 of the second story of the Hallettsville Drug Store and known as the old Masonic Hall and right of way to second story.
1/2 of the office now occupied by said Ballard and myself (Harris) over the T. Wilson Drug Store.
On the NE corner of Block 1 stood the Louis Turner House, an inn and stagecoach stop.
Deed dated December 1, 1854
Seven Lots on Block 2 including improvements there on now occupied by Kelly as a store.
Filed on September 5, 1865
10 varas by 40 varas.
See G/671
This Block is the site of the Lavaca County Courthouse
See G/106 May 3, 1859
Sheriff Sale by Sheriff A.G. Nolen, for judgment recovered in favor of J.J Ballard against Wm. Smothers. All improvements thereon, the same being a store/grocery store.
1/2 of the lot I purchased from J.W. Kelly.
Being the South 1/2 of Block 11 being immediately next and nearest SE of the courthouse square, and in the same on which the office of said Rogers & Walker now stands.
*Deed says Lot 3 instead of Lot 5
Hallettsville Block Party
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