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==History== Angleton was founded in 1890 near the center of Brazoria County and named for the wife of the general manager of the Velasco Terminal Railway.<ref name="Handbook of Texas Online">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hea04|name=Angleton}}</ref> A bitter rivalry emerged between the town and nearby [[Brazoria, Texas|Brazoria]] for the location of the county seat; Angleton was chosen as the seat in 1896 and rechosen by county-wide election in 1913. The town was incorporated on November 12, 1912.
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