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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.
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.
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 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.
Hamlin was named after a railroad official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. The arrival of the railroad was announced in 1902 and the first train arrived in 1906. The county's first gypsum plant was constructed six miles outside of Hamlin in 1903.
