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Seguin (/ s ɪ ˈ ɡ iː n / sih-GHEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 29,433 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 36,013.
The first Seguin Post Office was located on the same property as the Los Nogales museum. Senator Juan Seguin helped establish a mail route to Seguin and Los Nogales, hence the building was previously referred to as the "Juan Seguin Post Office". [5] The tree-top mail office was quite unique as it was operated from an old tree-house. [6]
Following Mexico's independence from Spain, Anglo-Americans from the United States settled in Texas in 1821, and claimed Mexican citizenship. In 1825, Guadalupe County was part of Green DeWitt's petition for a land grant to establish a colony in Texas, which was approved by the Mexican government. From 1827 to 1835, 22 families settled the area ...
Mayors of Seguin, Texas; Years of service Mayor Image 1838–1846 Established - Unincorporated - Part of Gonzales County [1] - Asa J. L. Sowell [2] 1846–53 Michael H. Erskine - Chief Justice - 1st City Charter - Part of Guadalupe County [3] 1853 John R. King - 1st Mayor - Incorporated [4] 1853–57 John D. Anderson [5] - Elected ...
Today Sebastopol is one of some 20 surviving buildings that give Seguin the largest concentration of early 19th century structures in the U.S. [3] As a result of its unusual concrete construction, Sebastopol House was included in the Historic American Buildings Survey (H.A.B.S.) in 1936, made a Registered Texas Historical Landmark in 1964, and ...
Saffold Dam is located on the west side of Texas State Highway 123 Business, about 10 blocks south of downtown Seguin. One side borders Max Starcke Park and the city's water works; the other side has the abandoned power plant.
It also provides an alternate route (versus I-10 and Loop 1604) between Seguin and portions of the northeastern San Antonio metropolitan area. Between San Antonio and Cibolo, FM 78 is a four-lane road, dropping to a two-lane road until McQueeney, before becoming a four-lane divided route to I-10/SH 46.
In 2016 Seguin ISD attempted to buy the radio station KWED, owned by Guadalupe Media.The radio station acts as the publisher for the Seguin Daily News.The board of trustees approved a deal in which the district would have paid Guadalupe Media $400,000, [2] to lease the station, with an option to buy it after the payment period of five years ($75,000 per year). [3]