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Hamlin is a city in Jones and Fisher Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,831 at the 2020 census. [4] . The Jones County portion of Hamlin is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area. History. The city was named for W. H. Hamlin, a railroad official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. [5] .
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.
R. D. Moore conveyed land to the Orient Land Company in 1902. Town organization followed in 1905. 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.
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
Hamlin. Marker Text: arly settler R. D. Moore conveyed 320 acres of land to the International Construction Co. (also called the Orient Land Co.) of Kansas City, Missouri, for a town site along the Panhandle Gulf Railway in September 1902. Probably named for Orient executive W. H. Hamlin, the Hamlin community was organized in 1905, the same year ...
The community of Hamlin did embrace the Pied Piper not only as the school’s mascot, but the town’s as well. Numerous businesses over the years promoted the Pied Piper in their business name, with some still in operation today.
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