| Fun Fayette
County Web Links
Fayette County Extension Service
If you're a landowner in Fayette County
be sure and visit the Fayette County
Extension Service's website at
http://fayette-tx.tamu.edu and click
on NEW LANDOWNER PROGRAM for specific
information about weed & brush control,
pond management, soil types, pasture
management, cattle production and much
more!
Oak Thicket Park
Park location, lodging information, boat
launching and more concerning our 2600+
acre Fayette County Lake can be found at
www.lcra.org/parks/developed_parks/oak_thicket.html
Local Facts
Did you know that Fayette
County's total population was 22,513 in
2004? It was 36,542 in 1900 !
Fayetteville currently boasts of 261
folks.
Did you know that Fayette
County was the only Texas county that
voted against secession in 1861? On the
eve of the Civil War Fayette County was
among the most well-developed areas in
the state with nearly 1,000 farms
containing 75,463 improved acres.
Did you know in 1859 farmers
produced 12,683 bales of cotton and
320,580 bushels of corn, placing Fayette
County among the state's leaders in both
categories.
More such interesting facts and
demographics can be found at www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/hlf10_print.html
Old & New Photos
Wonderful old & current photographs can
be found at www.fayettevilletx.com/history.html
Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum
Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum is
located on the square in Fayetteville!
Open from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Fridays and Sundays. Saturdays 10:00
a.m. to noon, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pedaling
around Fayette County
Fayetteville is quickly becoming known
as the "Bike-Friendliest Town in
Texas"! Fayette Realty
supports safe cycling along our scenic
country lanes. 2009 cycling
events included the BP
MS 150 Top Fundraisers Ride, January
22; Fayetteville
Cycle Fest and Training Clinic,
February 28 –
March 1; Fayetteville
Stage Race - March 21-22;
the BP MS 150
Houston to Austin ride - April 18-19
and the Fayetteville
Good Old
Summertime Classic
- June 7.
Planning a ride in the area soon?
Email
us
for a 25,35,50,70 mile full-color
route map in PDF format!
Need Overnight Lodging
Information?
Call or
Email
us, we'll get a Local Information
Package out to you ASAP by mail, fax or
email!
Those looking for a getaway in the
New Ulm area near The Falls Golf Club
and Resort might want to check out the
retreats at
www.oldoaklodge.com. |
