| Welcome to the City of West, McLennan County, Texas. The City of West is home to 2,692 residents and a much larger surrounding area, incorporating 22 Texas Historical Markers. The community traces its origins to the establishment by Thomas M. West of a stagecoach shop, dry goods store, and post office in the late 1860’s. West was first known as the Bold Springs settlement which attracted settlers due to the abundance of good water and the rich wooded prairie black lands. In 1880 the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railroad erected a depot and later in 1882, changed the name of the town to West in honor of Thomas M. West. The arrival of the railroad and emergence of cotton production in the 1880’s attracted many Czech and German immigrants to the area. Today West is a city proud of its Czech heritage as our images will portray. |
A Little Bit of History |
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