Luling

Founded when Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad line intersected a main wagon road from South Texas to Austin. Many families of the Atlanta community (3 mi. SE) relocated here. Plum Creek Post Office, opened nearby in 1848, also moved here and was renamed Luling. The city was chartered Sept. 19, 1874. Original mayor was W. H. McClelland. The first aldermen were Jesse R. Bond, L. C. Cunningham, J. N. Stagner, Mike Tierney, and L. C. Wilder. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio locator James Converse platted the townsite on Oct. 15, 1874. The G.H. & S.A. gave land for four public parks, and its president, T. W. Peirce, willed $2,000.00 to the town. Terminus of the railroad until mid-1875, Luling had heavy shipping and trade in its infancy. In late 1874 the population was 800 to 1,000, including drifters who gave the place an early reputation as a tough town. The law-abiding, however, established churches, schools, and stability, and within a few years the railroad boom town was only a legend. An oil boom began in 1922, and 125 producing wells have now been drilled within the city limits. Three major oil fields surround the town, which in later years has become also an agribusiness center.

Luling is a historical marker in Luling, Caldwell County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Caldwell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 90 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6814, -97.6496 near Luling. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church of Luling (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Francis-Ainsworth House, First Baptist Church of Luling, and Davis, Edgar B., Oil Pioneer-Philanthropist.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5055009780. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.