Details for Westhoff
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123005769
Data
| Marker Number | 5769 |
| Atlas Number | 5123005769 |
| Marker Title | Westhoff |
| Index Entry | Westhoff |
| Address | |
| City | Westhoff |
| County | DeWitt |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 648661 |
| UTM Northing | 3230532 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; railroads; settlements |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | US 87, Westhoff |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Founded 1906 as Bello ("Beautiful View"), tent city of workers building Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Renamed 1909 for Wm. Westhoff (August 8, 1831 - March 19, 1911), local merchant and political leader. For a time town had 3 cotton gins, 13 stores. It remains a farming - ranching - uranium leasing center, inhabited by many ethnic groups. |