Old Moulton; Queen of the Prairies

The railroad sealed the fate of the old location

Murray Montgomery - Columnist

Murray Montgomery - Columnist

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterIn his book, The History of Lavaca County, well-known local historian Paul C. Boethel has several pages describing some of the towns in the county, including a location known for years as Old Moulton.Boethel wrote that Moulton was founded before 1860 and probably sometime during the late 1850s. He also indicated that the origin of the town’s name was…

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