San Marcos; Texas; permanently settled in 1846; was founded by former members of John C. Hays�s company of Texas Rangers. The town was designated the county seat of Hays County by the Texas legislature in 1848 and was formally laid out in 1851. A center for local commerce associated with cattle and cotton production; San Marcos became an educational center with the chartering in 1899 and subsequent opening in 1903 of the Southwest Texas State Normal School. The normal school is now Texas State University; the fourth largest university in Texas with more than 36;000 students. This volume tells the story of a formerly sleepy college town on the edge of the Texas Hill Country that has become the fastest-growing city in the United States.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A look into the pastBy VBeachBeing from the area and having taken a class back in the day about the local history.....this was a trip down memory lane and an informative insight into the local communities. Growing up in Easton and my husband in Reddiing we appreciated this book.
