Driftwood, Texas
Driftwood, Texas | ||
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FIPS code 48-21412 | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378229 | |
Driftwood is a
Geography
Driftwood lies along
History
Although the earliest settlers arrived in the area now known as Driftwood around 1850, the community was really established in the 1880s. A post office was among the results of the community's significant growth in that decade. Driftwood shrank almost to a ghost town by the early twentieth century; although it grew somewhat by the middle of the century, it returned to its almost-deserted state by the 1970s.[5]
Driftwood is home to The Salt Lick, a relatively well-known barbecue restaurant, Trattoria Lisina, Driftwood Estate Winery, the Wildflower Barn Event Center, Stonehouse Villa Wedding Venue, Vista Brewing, the Ragland Ranch & Organic Herb Farm, and the Lazy 8 Ranch.
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Old Texaco station -
United Methodist Church -
Historic cemetery
Notable people
- Bayley Currey, NASCAR driver
- Talmadge L. Heflin, former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149 in Harris County
- Erin Zwiener, current member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 45 in Hays County
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Driftwood, Texas
- ^ "Driftwood CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Driftwood, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-13.
External links
Media related to Driftwood, Texas at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |||
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