One of the first businesses began there in the s when Sylvester A. Hubbard built an ox-powered treadmill to grind corn and saw lumber. In , Daniel Brown and his brother opened the first general merchandise store to be located at old Capote. About the same time, a brick kiln along with a saddletree and stirrup factory began operations At one time the school system had an accredited high school.
It was later consolidated with the Nixon Independent School District. The last high school class graduated in , but four elementary grades were taught at Leesville until The economy of Leesville depended mostly on cutting and selling oak as well as, other hardwood for use as building material.
The residents also raised grain and cattle. Cotton became the big money crop after the Civil War, with three cotton gins operating at the same time. In later years, ranching along with peanut and melon farming contributed to the local economy In a volunteer cavalry company was formed. Called the Home Guard it was organized by Capt. Michael Erskine and was made up of 70 men.
The Sandies Home Guard was organized June 22, All died The money raised from the quilt and the fair goes to two scholarships for Nixon-Smiley students, upkeep of the old Methodist Church building — which is now used as a community center for the Leesville Cemetery Association — and upkeep of the cemetery next door The Littlefield family has been one of prominence in Texas and elsewhere for a number of generations.
The name is of Scotch origin, and Philip Littlefield, grandfather of the Leesville resident, was one of three brothers who left the old country and came to the United States about A triple tragedy lately took place at Leesville, Texas. Houston Littlefield had had a previous difficulty with the party, and separated without settling it. Meeting again, they renewed the quarrel. Houston Littlefield drew his pistol on Orvie Martin, who was unarmed.
James Martin, seeing his brother in danger, ran up and struck Houston Littlefield with a hoe, felling him to the ground. At that Phipps Littlefield drew his revolver and shot James Martin, the ball hitting him on the head. By this time all hands had drawn revolvers, and a general fire began. Martin was wounded in the hand, but not before he had shot and instantly killed Houston and William Littlefield. The two Littlefields lay dead, while their brother, mortally wounded-cast his dying gaze upon their ghastly bodies, reddened with gore.
The Martins then left Phipps Littlefield died a few hours after the fight. It is thought the Littlefield family connections will take up the fight and wreak vengeance on the Martins. Many people have reported seeing a little girl in the Leesville cemetery, and they always see her from a distance. They also say the same thing — that she wears a blue dress and is playing in the graveyard like a living child would do in a schoolyard. But the second someone starts to walk toward her, she disappears The site was believed to be in Wilson County until a survey showed it inside the Gonzales county line Jim Forte Postal History.
Archived from the original on 4 March Retrieved 17 August University of Texas Press. ISBN On June 30, , over 26 inches of rain devastated the town and the surrounding area.
After the flood, many people moved out. Although some businesses were rebuilt a half mile west of the original site on Highway 80 -- the flood signaled an end to any future growth for the town Leesville still exists, to some extend, and although it may not be the thriving place that it once was, before the great flood in -- the memories remain for those folks who were brought up there and the people who still call Leesville, home Categories Pages with broken file links Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia Unincorporated communities in Texas Add category.
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