Playday Varnish Roan Mare

Luling was founded in 1874 as a railroad town and became a rowdy center for the cattle drivers on the Chisholm Trail. Contempt of the law by the cowboys helped Luling become known as the "toughest town in Texas". After the great cattle drives ended in the late 1880s, Luling quieted down to a town of about 500 and cotton ruled the local economy. Perhaps due to arrival of immigrants, including a sizeable Jewish population, [ further explanation needed ] in the late-19th century, Luling began a long, slow, period of growth, and by 1925 the population reached 1,500. One of the most significant events in Luling's history was the discovery of oil by Edgar B.