Waelder, TX, United States
The Town of Waelder. In 1876, when the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad built through Gonzales County, this town was laid out to serve as a shipping point for the surrounding agricultural and ranching area. Hopkinsville, a thriving community five miles north, moved here to become the nu
cleus of Waelder. Because of valuable services rendered to railroad interests in the early days, the G. H. & S. A. named the new town for the company attorney, Frederick Jacob Waelder (1820-1887). Bor
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