Lockhart, Texas

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 city, county seat
Lockhart is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Caldwell CountyGR6. Lockhart is named after Bryd Lockhart, an assistant surveyor and reportedly the first Anglo to set foot in Caldwell County. Lockhart was the site of a victory of the Texans over the Comanche, at the Battle of Plum Creek in 1840. The Texas Legislature proclaimed Lockhart as The Barbecue Capital of Texas. Lockhart has four major barbecue restaurants: Blacks Barbecue, Smitty's Market, Kreuz Barbecue, and Chisholm Trail Barbecue. The local style of barbecue cooking does not use Barbecue sauce. The 1996 Christopher Guest comedy film Waiting for Guffman was filmed partly in Lockhart, including the historic courthouse square. Lockhart's Dr. Eugene Clark Library is the oldest operating public library in Texas.

Movies Filmed in Lockhart

A Perfect World (1993) (Martindale, Texas), A Slipping Down Life, A Small Town in Texas (1976), Deadly Blessing (1981), Deadly Family Secrets, Flesh and Bone (1993), For the Love of Zachary, Hard Promises, Home Fries(1998), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Living a Lie (The Unspoken Truth), Ned Blessing (Caldwell County), O'Dill and Evett Go to the Edge of the World (Luling, Tx), Olympia, Raggedy Man (1981), Resurrection, Rolling Kansas (2003), Screen Door Jesus, Secondhand Lions (2003), She Fought Alone, Texas Justice, The Big Green (1995) (Dale, Texas), The Faculty (1998), The Getaway (1994), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), The Newton Boys (1998), The Only Thrill, The Red Headed Stranger, To Live Again, Tornado, Waiting for Guffman(1987), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Where the Heart Is (2000)


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockhart,_Texas
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Coordinates:   29°52'56"N   97°40'55"W

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  • Best city in Texas for BBQ!
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