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Hale Center, Hale Center, Texas

HALE CENTER

Texas
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The Hale Center Collection

Made for Hale Center. Printed to order.

Hale Center, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 19 designs made from Hale Center's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

PopularPrice
Hale Center Hometown Ornament$23
Hale Center Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
Hale Center Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
Hale Center Est. Teefrom $33
Hale Center Town Line Mugfrom $26
Hale Center Market Tote$37

Hale Center was founded in 1893 with the merger of two rival communities, Hale City and Epworth, both founded in 1891. Hale Center is the birthplace of William Carey Mathes, United States federal judge.

A short history of Hale Center

Hale Center was founded in 1893 with the merger of two rival communities, Hale City and Epworth, both founded in 1891. Residents moved buildings to the new site. The new post office was named for the fact that the community is at the center of the county.

A tornado destroyed downtown Hale Center on June 2, 1965, including many businesses, city hall, and the fire station. Casualties included five dead and 60 injured, with $8 million in property damage.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Hale Center, Texas, revision 1377785085 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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We share a part of every Hale Center sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.

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Free printables

Color Hale Center

1 free coloring page of Hale Center, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.

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Hale Center's population was 2,062 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 2,252 in 2010.