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Founded (about 2 miles northwest) in early 1850s. Moved to this site after 1887 when the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad extended its line from Yoakum to Waco, placing a station at this point. Sam and Will Moore, brothers, took lead in building an outstanding school here in 1901. Town remains an agricultural and shipping center.
Moulton is a historical marker in Moulton, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 96 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5787, -97.1430 near Moulton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of the Camp of the Texas Army (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Moore Hotel, Zion Lutheran Church, and Moore, Sam and Will.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285003485. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Moulton” names 2 distinct records in Lavaca County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1970 in Moulton. The others:
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