Hallettsville

Historical marker location:

313 S. Dowling Street, in Memorial Park, Hallettsville, Texas

( Memorial Park Cem., 315 South Dowling Street (300th Block of South Dowling Street), Hallettsville)

Marker installed: 1936

Named for Mrs. Margaret Hallett, widow of John Hallett, a member of Austin's colony and a veteran of San Jacinto, who donated the town site.

1936.

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The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.