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870173 TMRS CAFR new8 fix 049-081.qxd - Texas Municipal ...
870173 TMRS CAFR new8 fix 049-081.qxd - Texas Municipal ...
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WEIMAR<br />
Population: 1,981<br />
STATISTICAL SECTION<br />
Top: Two views of Veterans Memorial Field, which was<br />
built in 1948 and seated 4,000; middle left: volunteer<br />
Fire Department in front of City Hall; middle right:<br />
Main Street in the 1940s; bottom: Yoens Memorial<br />
Hospital, built in the 1940s, was replaced with the<br />
Colorado-Fayette Medical Center (inset) in the 1980s.<br />
Situated on land in the original Stephen F. Austin colony,<br />
Weimar's name was changed from Jackson Station by<br />
German settlers reminded of their homeland. Located on<br />
I-10 between San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Weimar<br />
has long been an agricultural and ranching city. Today<br />
the library is housed in the old train depot, on the State<br />
Historical Register; and the Heritage Society Museum of<br />
Weimar is located in the Old Hill Bank building. Baseball<br />
continues to be an institution in Weimar; in 1948 the<br />
town built a lighted baseball field with a grandstand that<br />
held 4,000 spectators for its semi-professional team.<br />
More recently, the emphasis has been on youth baseball.<br />
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