Van Alstyne (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing))

Images of America: Van Alstyne relates the story of a Texas town born in an era when small-town life was deeply ingrained in America. Founded by 1873, Van Alstyne is a close-knit, patriotic, religious, hardworking, and progressive-minded community. Surrounded by prime farmland, Van Alstyne thrived as a center for cotton ginning. In addition to railroad service, a far-ranging interurban line enhanced Van Alstynes transportation system for 40 years. The Van Alstyne Grays, a semiprofessional team that placed its stars into baseballs big leagues, represented the national pastime. The towns former opera house still stands, and so do other Victorian commercial buildings and homestangible reminders of a classic American town that continues to offer the amenities of a comfortable community.