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History. The city was named for W. H. Hamlin, a railroad official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. [5] The Orient reached Hamlin in 1906 [5] and was followed by the Texas Central Railroad within a few years and by the Abilene and Southern Railroad in 1910.
Oct 19, 2023 · Hamlin was named for Orient official W. H. Hamlin. The Orient reached Hamlin in 1906 and was followed by the Texas Central Railroad within a couple of years and by the Abilene and Southern in 1910. Only the Orient, later a part of the Santa Fe, has survived.
Nov 6, 2014 · Probably named for Orient executive W.H. Hamlin, the Hamlin community was organized in 1905, the same year it received its first post office. The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway reached Hamlin in 1906 and a newspaper, the Hamlin Herald, was first printed that same year.
Hamlin was incorporated as a town and a school system was established in 1907. By autumn 1908, Hamlin had grown to more than one thousand citizens as more railroads reached the area. Hamlin quickly became a major shipping point, with its economy based on agriculture and the railroad.
Later in the year, the popular Morgan House would enlarge and change its name to The Morgan Hotel, a favorite dining place of Texas Governor “Pa” Ferguson, who frequented Hamlin on several occasions for business and pleasure.
Hamlin was named for Orient official W. H. Hamlin. The Orient reached Hamlin in 1906 and was followed by the Texas Central Railroad within a couple of years and by the Abilene and Southern in 1910. Only the Orient, later a part of the Santa Fe, has survived.
Oct 27, 2024 · Hamlin, Texas, may be a small dot on the map, but its history and character are as vast as the West Texas plains that surround it. Founded in 1902 and named
