Falls County

Falls County was created on Jan. 28, 1850, from Limestone and Milam counties and organized on Aug. 5, 1850. It was named for falls on the Brazos River that flow through the center of the county. White colonization in the area pre-dated the Texas Revolution, but colonists fled on news of Santa Anna's assault in 1836. John Marlin, for whom the county seat was named, returned and settled near the present city. Growth was steady, and the first railroad reached the county in 1870. The county became a center for farming, manufacturing, and dairying, and curative artesian water gave Marlin recognition as a health spa.

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