trammels n : a restraint that confines or
restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or
restrain a prisoner) [syn:
shackle,
bond,
hamper,
trammel]
Trammels is an area within
Missouri
City,
Texas,
United
States that was an
unincorporated
settlement in eastern
Fort
Bend County.
Location
Trammels is located at the junction of
State
Highway 6 and Trammel-Fresno Road 14 miles northeast of
Richmond. The town in located approximately half way between
U.S.
Highway 59 and
State Highway 288, two freeways that serve the Houston area, on
State Highway 6. The town appears on a map published by Color-Art,
Inc. of Houston, Texas and vicinity.
History
Little is known regarding early history of the town
though there is some records of the development of the neighboring
town of
DeWalt. In 1936, the community had a row of dwellings, one
business, and five farm units. Although Trammels appeared on county
maps, population statistics were never recorded. A portion of the
town is covered by a small man-made lake. The remaining areas of
Trammels became a part of the DeWalt community. As of 2008 what was
Trammels is now in the city limits of
Missouri
City.
References
"
TRAMMELS,
TX"
Handbook
of Texas Houston, TX and Vicinity, Color-Art, Inc., A Cenveo
Company, St. Louis, Missouri, printed 12-06 #2500042, 2006 edition
(map).