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Van Alstyne / Bill O'Neal with the Van Alstyne Historical Society and Public Library.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Neal, Bill, 1942- Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Van Alstyne (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Van Alstyne (Tex.).
- Van Alstyne (Tex.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2013]
- Summary:
- Images of America: Van Alstyne relates the story of a Texas town born in an era when small-town life was deeply ingrained in America. Founded by 1873, Van Alstyne is a close-knit, patriotic, religious, hardworking, and progressive-minded community. Surrounded by prime farmland, Van Alstyne thrived as a center for cotton ginning. In addition to railroad service, a far-ranging interurban line enhanced Van Alstyne's transportation system for 40 years. The Van Alstyne Grays, a semiprofessional team that placed its stars into baseball's big leagues, represented the national pastime. The town's former opera house still stands, and so do other Victorian commercial buildings and homes--tangible reminders of a classic American town that continues to offer the amenities of a comfortable community.
- OCLC:
- 900733941
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