Willow City, Texas
HISTORY
Welcome to Willow City, Texas
Drive The Willow City Loop During Wildflower Season.
Willow City, Texas is located in Gillespie County on FM 1323. Willow City was founded by a slave-holding Baptist preacher who intensely disliked the Germans that mostly settled Gillespie County. Early settlers preferred to deal with Anglo-Americans and would do business in Austin, Texas, nearly 80 miles away, instead of Fredericksburg, Texas, only 15 miles away. Early on, the town was known as a criminal hangout, but it prospered anyways. In 1877, a post office opened, serving the community of Willow. Ten years later, the community name changed to Willow City. The Willow City post office remains open today, inside Hohmann's General Store.
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Sights Around Willow City, Texas
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Hohmann's General Store
In Willow City, Texas, a post office opened in 1877 with the zip code 78675, and one remains open today inside Hohmann's General Store.
Would you be surprised if these two old gas pumps weren't out of order?
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Hohmann's Out Of Unleaded Plus
Here's a closer look at one of the pumps outside Hohmann's General Store in Willow City, Texas. The inspection sticker was last stamped in 2005.
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