Westhoff
DeWitt County, Texas
29 11.685' N 97 28.239' W
Directions: Start at the intersection of SH-87 and FM-240. Go 100 yards east on SH-87. The marker is on the right (south) side of the road.

Text: Founded 1906 as Bello (quot;Beautiful Viewquot;), tent city of workers building Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Renamed 1909 for Wm. Westhoff (August 8, 1831 - March 19, 1911), local merchant and political leader. For a time town had 3 cotton gins, 13 stores. It remains a farming - ranching - uranium leasing center, inhabited by many ethnic groups.