Van Alstyne, Texas, Grayson County. (original) (raw)

Van Alstyne Tx Architectural Detail

History in a Pecan Shell

The present town of Van Alstyne was formed by residents of a town named Mantua when their community was bypassed by the Houston and Texas Central Railway railroad in 1872. The new town was either named after a railroad stockholder (Marie Van Alstyne) or William A. Van Alstyne, the railroad's surveyor.

A post office was opened in 1873 and the town's population was 400 in 1890. Ten years later the population was nearing 2,000. It's population declined slightly during the first years of the 20th Century but remained strong with all essential business intact. By the mid 1930s it was back up to 1,453 and rose slightly to 1,650 in the late 1940s.

Van Alstyne Landmarks

Downtown Van Alstyne Texas building

Van Alstyne Texas Downtown building

Van Alstyne Texas Downtown building old photo

Van Alstyne Tx First Christian Church

Van Alstyne Tx First United Methodist Church

Painted sign Drink Dr. Pepper, Van Alstyne Texas

Van Alstyn Tx Fountain Coca-Cola Sign

Van Alstyne Tx Rexall Drugs Sign

Van Alstyne Pubic School, texas

TX - Cannon Cemetery

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