Percheron Horses for Sale near Van Alstyne, TX

About Van Alstyne, TX

Van Alstyne was built in 1872, for settlers to be near the railroad stop of the Houston and Texas Central Railway. The town was named for either William A. Van Alstyne, a civil engineer with the railroad, or for Marie Van Alstyne, a shareholder in the railroad company. The town was incorporated in 1890. Per a Van Alstyne Leader Newspaper Article Sept 3 2015 the Outlaw "Bushwhacker Bill" Wilson, on whom the Clint Eastwood movie "The Outlaw Josie Wales" is based, was murdered somewhere in the vicinity of either the intersection of Texas Hwy 5 and Prong Creek 1 mile North of Van Alstyne or South of Van Alstyne halfway to the old ghost town of Mantua.