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V Is It O R S G U Id E Welcome Seguin, Texas ThE Town’S namesakE: True Texas Living ColonEl Juan n. SEguin Seguin is small enough to have that friendly feeling. A town where tree-lined streets are graced by Queen Anne mansions, charming bungalows, and other comfortable homes. A community of neighborhoods where families live among people of all incomes, ages and backgrounds. Here, good public schools are a proud tradition, and parks highlight the beautiful Guadalupe River. Seguin is big enough to boast a top-rated university and a well-respected hospital. More than 25,000 folks here enjoy a range of cultural, recreational and employment opportunities. Population: Our robust, diversified economy features a The town was named for this Tejano patriot, the City - 25,334 steelmaker, a manufacturer of automotive parts, and last messenger from the Alamo. On Sam Houston’s County - 131,533 plants producing equipment and building materials. orders, he rode to warn the Anglo settlers along the Seguin is proud to be the home of Catepillar’s major Guadalupe River of Gen. Santa Anna’s bold threat Temperature Range: engine manufacturing facility. to drive them out or kill them, thus setting off the January - Mean Low 40 Runaway Scrape which saved countless local citizens July - Mean High 96 annual events include: Dr. Martin Luther King who heeded his warning and fled. For this service, Average Annual Rainfall - 31.4 inches Tribute in January; Noche de Gala Mariachi Vocals Juan Seguin has been called “The Paul Revere of Competition and Hotshots Annual Fish Fry in March; Texas.” A statue in Central Park stands in his honor. Elevation: 520 feet Moonlight and Roses and Texas Ladies State Chili Cook-off in April; Cinco de Mayo Celebration in May; The remains of Col. Juan N. Seguin are now buried Distance from Seguin Fiestas Juan Seguin in June; Freedom Fiesta and The under a motte of live oaks on a hillside near the San Antonio - 35 miles (40 minutes) Biggest Small-Town 4th-of-July Parade in Texas in Guadalupe County Coliseum. Austin - 50 miles (1 hour) July; Guadalupe County Fair and PRCA Rodeo, and Houston - 160 miles (2.5 hours) Pecan Fest Heritage Days in October; and Holiday A state historical marker stands outside City Hall in Dallas/Ft. Worth - 250 miles (4 hours) Stroll and Heritage Tour of Homes the first weekend his honor and the bell from the World War II Liberty in December. See Calendar of Events in this guide, or ship Juan N. Seguin is mounted inside the building Scenic Drives go to www.VisitSeguin.com for more detailed listings. above a photo of the ship. Juan Seguin School, the Wildflower season begins in late February, peaks in first school in Texas for Hispanics, is located in a April, and fades into summer. October rains bring a welcome to Seguin! now-abandoned building north of Sebastopol House second spring. A good route for viewing is Capote ¡Bienvenidos a Seguin! Historic Site and designated with an historical Road - FM 466, passing Capote Baptist Church, El willkommen zu Seguin! marker. Within city limits, Interstate 10 is designated Capote Ranch, and “Old Baldy” in the sand hills. Bienvenue à Seguin! VISITORS GUIDE Juan Seguin Highway. Then left on Hwy 80, left again on Hwy 90-A, right on FM 1150 to pass through Darst Oil Field. Left on FM 1104 to I-10 or Hwy 90. ViSiTSEguin.Com hERiTAGE VILLAGE Sebastopol house historic Site and The Stephen and mary Birch Texas Theatre historic sites/museums S. River St. and E. Live Oak St. • 830-372-0309 wilson Pottery museum 425 N. Austin St. • 830-372-6168 • thetexas.org Owned and operated by Seguin Conservation Society. 704 Zorn St. • 830-379-4833 Enjoy live musical DOWNTOWN HISToRiC DiSTRiCT: For more info: seguinconservation.org. Guided tours Open Thursday - Sunday, 9 - 4 (closed 12-1). concerts and live Interpretive tour times at 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3. theater such as “Steel a MAIN STREET CiTY are offered by appointment. Explore this Greek Magnolias” and “12 Explore a museum, gift shops, retailers, cafés, a saloon, Revival architectural Angry Men” at the and live music venues in early 20th century brick-fronted los nogales limecrete wonder, exuberant Spanish- buildings. Period street lamps recall a genteel era. Puzzle over who built this remarkable house for a built in 1856 by skilled Colonial-style restored slaves. Discover the theater which opened Central Park German pioneer in 1849 when hundreds of slaves mystery dungeon and during Seguin’s 1930s Be captivated by oil boom. The original TEXAS sign, a fine survivor of this lived in this county. The the secret of how the a restored 1930s popular pre-neon type, uses hundreds of individual bulbs. adobe bricks are like living quarters were fountain with dancing “cooled” during hot those used in W. Africa and Mexico. waters and changing Texas summers. Sebastopol is one of the finest surviving Seguin heritage museum multi-colored lights. 19th-century concrete buildings in the U.S. Once “The Texas’ oldest Standing Protestant Church 114 N. River St. at Gonzales St. • 830-372-0965 The bronze statue of Mother of Concrete Cities” Seguin boasted nearly 100 This frontier structure, now more than 160 years old, Open Monday - Friday, 11 - 4, weekends by appt., Juan Seguin by Eric Christianson and granite historical buildings made from limecrete. Less than 20 of these special group tours available by request. markers ornament the square. A bandstand evokes days was finished in time to host the 1849 Conference of relics still stand Texas Methodists. The charming building is perfect for Enjoy the rich multi-ethnic heritage and contributions of old with performances of Sousa marches, country and can be seen throughout the centuries of Seguin and Guadalupe small weddings and meetings. See True Women Tours. picking and romantic serenades. on the “Limecrete County. View a collection of Native American artifacts Architecture” self- discovered south of downtown and view a photographic Campbell-hoermann log Cabin notable architecture guided tour. Also, view record of days gone by from the famed Leon’s Studio, John Campbell, an immigrant from Ireland, built a Note how the limestone of the Art Moderne style City the wilson Pottery all located in an 1898 Hall and Courthouse recalls the city’s earlier glory of one-room cabin that he later enlarged for his 23 family exhibits of historic building of locally- concrete structures. members when pottery, artifacts and made bricks with they came to Texas memorabilia from the original loblolly and Courthouse Square in 1850. It was first business in Texas long-leaf pine floors, Corner of Austin St. and Court St. still occupied by operated by freed slaves. Celebrate Texas’ independence once occupied by the Grab a photo at the Texas-sized Pecan on the members of the at the annual event “Toast to Texas” on March 2. Baenziger Red and Courthouse grounds. The “pecan-crete” icon honors a same family more White grocery store. major industry here. Crops of up to three million pounds than 100 years The moore house make this county one of the nation’s leading producers. later. 703 Johnson Ave. • 830-379-7713 Pape’s Pecan house nutcracker museum Nearby a Veterans Memorial recognizes the local men Luncheons are hosted on first Thursdays, 5440 S. Hwy. 123 Bypass • 830-372-2850 and women who proudly served in the Armed Forces. Calaboose September - June. Phone for reservations. Open Monday - Friday, 8 - 5, tours available. Reflect on a wheeled jailhouse used to carry prisoners to This Queen Anne home was built more than a century ago Admire one of the world’s largest collections of by one of Teddy Roosevelt’s hunting partners in the same nutcrackers! More than 8,000 from Germany, Austria, old Stagecoach work on county roads or in private fields to chop weeds style as Roosevelt’s Italy and India including Route - Donegan St. and pick cotton. famous estate, hand-carved wooden at Travis St. Dietz Doll house Sagamore Hill. The antiques, silver and Trace the stagecoach owner provided bronze castings, and route from its Peek inside the windows of this charming 1910 Victorian quarter horses to fun nutcrackers such overnight stop at Roosevelt from as Bugs Bunny, Wizard doll house built by German- the Magnolia Hotel nearby El Capote of Oz characters, the born master cabinetmaker through the town square past a panoramic mural by Ranch. The future U.S. Presidents and Louis Dietz for adopted Brent McCarthy that recreates the landmarks along the President rode to more. Pick up delicious daughter Alice. way. Continue through the fieldstone walls of beautiful fame on one of them at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba local nuts and other gifts and souvenirs. Tour guide and Walnut Springs Park. during the Spanish-American War. refreshments provided for group tours. Texas agricultural Education and heritage True women Tours The fields at huber Ranch Center - 390 Cordova Rd. • (830) 379-0933 Relive history as RECREATION 3000 Huber Rd. • 830-372-3044 Tours by appointment. women experienced Relax and enjoy the exciting action of girls’ fastpitch See a working fifth-generation farm complete with it, as told in True softball at one of the top complexes in the state! max Starcke Park equipment from generations past. Meet the pigs, Women. This best- Tournaments and league play are scheduled regularly S. Austin St. • 830-401-2480 donkeys, ducks and more. selling novel by throughout the year. Explore an exceptional public park designed by Robert Explore a garden where Seguin native Janice This complex includes H.H. Hugman, landscape architect of the River Walk in you can get up close to Woods Windle five competition fields, San Antonio.
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