On East Jackson Street (Business U.S. 59) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Jackson Street.
Begun as a camp on the New York, Texas, and Mexican Railroad in 1882, El Campo initially was known as Prairie Switch and served as a supply and shipping center for area ranchers. By the 1890s the town had grown to include a post office, homes, . . . — — Map (db m96319) HM
On West Monseratte Street at Alamo Street, on the right when traveling east on West Monseratte Street.
The El Campo Library Association began the city's first library in 1902. A public library opened at the downtown fire station in 1927. After a branch of the Wharton County Library was established in El Campo in 1939, this facility was completed in . . . — — Map (db m96318) HM
On East Jackson Street (Business U.S. 59) just east of North Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
The First National Bank of El Campo traces its history to the Koch and Poole Mercantile Company. In 1890 El Campo was an exciting new railroad town. Customers left their money in the Koch and Poole safe for protection, and soon the store assumed the . . . — — Map (db m33213) HM
On Monseratte Street near N. Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling east.
El Campo was known as "Prairie Switch" when it was established in 1881 as a siding and shipping point on the New York, Texas and Mexican Railroad, where cattlemen rounded up their herds for shipping. It was also a station for construction gangs . . . — — Map (db m32550) HM
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