SEAGOVILLE POP. 15,495
ALT. 430
SEAGOVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 107 Hall Road. 972/287-5184.
The town was known as Seago (after the town’s founder, T.K. Seago) until 1910, when the name was changed to Seagoville. Its growth has paralleled that of the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex.
LAKES—Cedar Creek Reservoir, see ATHENS. Lake Ray Hubbard, see ROCKWALL.
POST OAK PRESERVE—This wooded area, part of the D.I.S.D. Environmental Learning Center, is home to the last large stand of Post Oak savannah that once stretched throughout this part of Texas. Includes a small 19-acre lake, nearly 3 miles of natural-surface trails and a .7-mile wheel- chair-accessible trail. 1600 Bowers Road. 972/749-6900.
SEALY POP. 6,188
ALT. 203 MAP Q-19
SEALY AND CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU: 309 Main St. 979/885-3222.
www.visitsealy.com.
The community is rich in Anglo, Czech and German heri- tage. The historic downtown features eateries and shops in 1880s brick buildings. A self-guided driving tour features historic homes, buildings and the original Sealy Mattress factory. The factory has much of the machinery from the early 1900s. Tours of the factory can be arranged through the convention and visitors bureau. 979/885-3222. A number of farms raising horses of all sizes, including
miniature horses, accept appointments for tours. Contact the convention and visitors bureau.
HERITAGE PARK/SANTA FE PARK MUSEUM—Features artifacts from the early days of Sealy and Austin County, as well as memorabilia from Huey Long—one of the original Ink Spots. The complex has the old jail, an original settler’s home and a caboose. Admission charge. At Main and Silliman streets. 979/885-3222.
LONE STAR MOTORSPORTS PARK—This racing complex is for cars and motorcycles. The raceway features Pro-Mod cars, Rear Engine Dragster/Top Fuel Dragster races and 2.54-mile road race course. Admission charge. 120 Old Columbus Road. South of I-10. 979/877-0922.
www.lonestarmotorsportspark.com.
SCENIC DRIVE—Texas 36 N. from I-10, Exit 720, is part of the Central Texas Bluebonnet Trail, which is spectacular in the spring.
SEGUIN POP. 26,826
ALT. 520 MAP R-16
SEGUIN TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER: 116 N. Camp St. 830/401-0810.
www.visitseguin.com.
Seguin, one of the oldest towns in Texas, was named in honor of Juan N. Seguin, a distinguished Mexican-Texan. In the late 1800s, many German immigrants farmed cot- ton here, and the area became a center of pecan produc- tion. “Limecrete” was used in construction in the mid to late 1800s, and Seguin became known as “The Mother of Concrete Cities” for its unusual architecture. Later, Victorian-style homes sprung up in town, and an oil boom in the 1930s financed a legacy of handsome Depression- era public facilities. Max Starcke Park offers a golf course, wave pool, walk-
ing trails and a paddling trail on the Guadalupe River. Annual events include ArtsFest in March, and both
the Guadalupe County Fair and Rodeo and Pecan Fest in October.
“TRUE WOMEN” TOUR—Pioneer women come alive in Janice Woods Windle’s novel that became a CBS
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mini-series filmed in Texas. For escorted or self-guided tours that visit sites in the book, contact the Tourist Infor- mation Center. 830/401-0810.
www.visitseguin.com.
DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT—Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the 26-square-block downtown historic district features notable early 1900s architecture surrounding the art deco courthouse. A concrete statue on the courthouse lawn pays homage to Seguin’s status as the “Pecan Capital of Texas.” Central Park, ringed by reproductions of vintage street lamps, is home to a bronze statue of Tejano patriot Juan Seguin.
FIEDLER MEMORIAL MUSEUM—In Texas Lutheran University’s Langner Hall, the museum has geological displays. An adjoining rock garden is open at all times and includes trail guides just outside the gate. On Prexy Drive.
www.tlu.edu.
HERITAGE VILLAGE—Some of Seguin’s first homes and buildings are preserved here, including the state’s oldest Protestant church, an 1800s log cabin, a calaboose (jail), a German adobe house and a life-size Victorian doll house. 830/401-0810.
JUAN SEGUIN BURIAL SITE—Dispatched by Sam Hous- ton to urge settlers to flee from Santa Anna in the Run- away Scrape, Juan Seguin came to be called “the Paul Re- vere of Texas.” He also fought alongside the other Texans at San Jacinto and went on to serve as a Senator of the Republic of Texas and as Mayor of San Antonio. An in- scription recounts Seguin’s life. A monument marks his grave. 810 S. Guadalupe St. Across from the coliseum.
PAPE’S PECAN HOUSE AND NUTCRACKER MUSEUM— More than 8,000 nutcrackers from all over the world mimic famous movie characters, presidents, cowboys, animals and more. Free. 5440 Texas 123 S. 830/372-2850.
www.papepecan.com.
SEBASTOPOL HOUSE HISTORIC SITE—This 1856 Greek Revival mansion-turned-museum is considered one of the
SEE HISTORIC SEGUIN
Seguin, TX, was founded by Texas Rangers in 1838. It boasts one of the finest “limecrete” structures in America, Sebastopol House Historic Site, a restored pre-Civil War mansion turned museum filled with mystery and history. Free tours.
Seguin is also know for the pecan industry. Visit Pape Pecan Nutcracker Museum to see 8,000 nutcrackers from all over the world.
Also see the historic Seguin Power Plant on the banks of the Guadalupe River, now a destination restaurant.
VISITSEGUIN.COM 800-580-7322
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