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Lockhart is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. According to the 2010 census the population of Lockhart was 12,698.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lockhart city, Texas )〕 Lockhart and Caldwell County are within the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 ==History== The city of Lockhart is named after Byrd Lockhart, an assistant surveyor of Green DeWitt 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. Lockhart was originally called "Plum Creek" but the name was later changed to Lockhart. The town's economic growth began with the arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century, at which time the town became a regional shipping center for local cotton. Following the arrival of the railroad, various immigrants arrived in Lockhart and opened various businesses. Lockhart has several claims to fame. In 1999, the Texas Legislature proclaimed Lockhart the "Barbecue Capital of Texas";〔("Official Capital Designations - Texas State Library" )〕 Lockhart has four major barbecue restaurants. The Dr. Eugene Clark Library is the oldest operating public library in Texas. Lockhart was also the subject of an article by the architectural historian and critic Colin Rowe, first published in ''Architectural Record'' in 1957, and republished in the collection of his writings ''As I Was Saying'' (1996). Rowe sees Lockhart as a "curiously eloquent" example of a Victorian post-frontier American town. Lockhart has played host to many film sets, as this quaint small town is located just south of Austin. The 1996 Christopher Guest comedy film ''Waiting for Guffman'' and the 1993 drama ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape''〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108550/locations〕 were filmed partly in Lockhart, including the historic courthouse and the town square. The city's Wal-Mart store was featured in the 2000 film ''Where the Heart Is''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lockhart, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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