Marker Inscription
At this point was center of original town of Moulton (named, according to tradition, by a man from Moulton, Alabama). First postmaster was James Walker (1856). Town gained statewide fame for the Moulton Institute operated 1874-1895 by Melvin H. Allis, M. A., and wife, Thankful ("Aunt Thank"). On the faculty was an outstanding teacher of music, Miss Sallie McLean. In 1887, San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad built its line two miles to the east, so town gradually moved there. Old Moulton Cemetery is one mile to the southeast.
About this site
Old 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 29.5902, -97.1759 near Moulton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Moulton Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hamilton, Isaac D., Old Moulton Cemetery, and Old Moulton #2.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285003771. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
