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Hill County was created on February 7, 1855, organized on May 14, 1853, and named in honor of Dr. George W. Hill, 1814-1860, a member of the Texas Congress and Legislature and Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas from 1843 to 1845. Lexington was the first village in 1853, and Hillsboro has been the county seat since then.
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Hillsboro, Texas · United States
