Seguin Texas was noted for helping to get the State of Texas to restore the 19th century mansion called Sebastopol and operate it as a Historic Site for 25 years.
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11 Facts About Seguin Texas
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Seguin Texas met Susan Calvert, whose father owned the Magnolia Hotel, where they married in April 1847.
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Later, Seguin Texas became a stopping point and trade center for German immigrants along their route from the ports of Indianola and Galveston to the German settlements around New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
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The pottery was the first successful business in Seguin Texas owned and operated by freed slaves, beginning in 1869.
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Seguin Texas was greatly assisted by his friend and benefactor George Brackenridge of San Antonio.
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Seguin Texas presided over the opening of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Seguin Texas has been called 'a big orchard with a small town in it' because almost every house is shaded by a pecan tree in the yard.
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In 1912, citizens of Seguin Texas lured a struggling church school to the city with cash, and 15 acres of land donated by Louis Fritz.
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Seguin Texas was one of the original "Old Eighteen", defenders of the Gonzales cannon and then a member of the Gonzales Ranging Company relief force to the Alamo during the siege in 1836.
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Seguin Texas is one of the very few cities in the country with competing daily papers.
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Seguin Texas has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc :.
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