Page 5 - Visit Fayette | 2017 - 2018 Visotors Guide

Visit Fayette is published twice a year by the Fayette
County Record in La Grange, Texas. The purpose
of the publication is to provide useful information
for visitors considering Fayette County as their
destination for leisure travel. It is used by the Fayette
County Record staff as a tool for all trade shows and
sales efforts, handed out at events and distributed at
all TxDOT Travel Centers.
PUBLISHER
Regina B. Keilers
EDITOR
Jeff Wick
DIGITAL EDITOR W ASHINGTON
Carmine
Andy Behlen Ledbetter 290
0 8 MILES 458 237
STAFF WRITER/OFFICE Cummins LR
H.H. Howze L E E 77 Creek 1291 Creek 2714 Winedale
Rabbs
LouAnn Adcox 1482 Waldeck Round 1457
Hertha Kruse 448 Warda 3011 1291 Top
Nechanitz
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ADVERTISING 153 2145 Walhalla Warrenton 389 A U S T I N
Becky Weise 71 Winchester Rabbs Oldenburg 237 954 159
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Jackie Daniels Prairie 1291 Willow
Kirtley 543 Plum Rutersville Park 159 Springs
ACCOUNTING West Point 159 Fayette Rek Hill LR
County
Theresia Karstedt 95 220 Reservoir Fayetteville
Nonnie Barton UP LA GRANGE 155 Mullins UP 2503 1291
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PRODUCTION B A S T R O P 154 77 Prairie
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John Castaneda Cistern 2237 O’Quinn 2436 1383 Colorado River Ellinger
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CIRCULATION Muldoon 2237 956 3171 Swiss Alp 1965 Holman
JoAnn Mueller 1115 154 Ammannsville 155 MONUMENT HILL-
Bennie Vasek Freyburg 2672 Dubina KREISCHE BREWERY
George Kana G O N Z A L E S 2762 609 High 615 1383 STATE HISTORIC SITES
E. Navidad River
Bobby Bedient 10 Flatonia Hill 10 90
Danny Polasek 90 2238 W. Navidad River 1579
Sandra Boehm Obar Hill UP Praha Engle Schulenburg
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Data from 2017 Texas Almanac History: Lipan Apaches and Airport: Fayette Regional Air
Population – 25,110 Tonkawas. Austin’s colonists Center; 850 Airport Road, La
Area (sq.mi.) – 959.8 arrived in 1822. Germans and Grange; 979-242-4056;
Altitude (ft.) – 200–590 Czechs began arriving in 1840s.
Rainfall (in.) – 40.46 County created from Bastrop, Major Cities: LA GRANGE (4,749)
Jan. avg. min. – 39.2 Colorado counties, 1837; organ- County seat; electric-power
July avg. max. – 95.5 ized, 1838; named for hero of generation, varied manufactur-
Civilian labor – 12,277 American Revolution, Marquis de ing, tourism; Schulenburg (2,945)
127 S. Washington St. | P.O. Box 400 Unemployed % – 3.8% Lafayette. manufacturing, food processing;
La Grange, Texas 78945 Per Capita Income – $51,176 festival in August; Round Top (92)
Ph: 979.969.3155 | Fx: 979.968.6767 Property Value – $5,643,034,869 Recreation: Monument Hill, music center, tourism; antiques
Email: editor@fayettecountyrecord.com Retail Sales – $363,889,637 Kreische brewery, Faison Home shows; Winedale (67), historic res-
www.FayetteCountyRecord.com Museum, other historic sites torations; Carmine (258); Ellinger
Physical Features: South central including the Painted Churches; (386), Fayetteville (262) tourism,
The Fayette County Record is published every
Tuesday and Friday, except the publication county bisected by Colorado River; hunting, fishing, lake; German and antiques, Lickskillet festival in
immediately following Christmas by Fayette County Fayette County Reservoir; rolling to Czech ethnic foods; Prazska Pout October; Flatonia (1,401) food
Record, Inc. serving Fayette County since 1922. The level; sandy loam, black waxy soils. in August, Octoberfests. production, cattle ranching; rail
Fayette County Record is locally owned and operated
by the Barton family since 1976. (USPS 188-440) history museum, Czhilispiel in
Economy: Agribusiness, production of Recreation: Golf courses (2), State October; Ledbetter (83); Muldoon
Postmaster: Send address changes to The Fayette electricity, mineral production, govern- Parks (1), City Parks (13), Muse- (95); Plum (145); Warda (121);
County Record, P.O. Box 400, La Grange, Texas ment/services, small manufacturing, ums (18), Art galleries (12). Warrenton (186); West Point (213),
78945. Periodicals Postage Paid at La Grange, Tx. tourism. and Winchester (232).
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