Historical Markers of Texas

9740 1910 Post Office Building 115 Main St. Established in 1884, the original Marble Falls Post Office was built south of the Colorado River. William P. Cochran, appointed postmaster in 1901, ...

9695 Airy Mount Barn from Burnet take SH 29 E approx. 1 mi. Kentucky native Adam Rankin Johnson (1834-1922) came to Texas in 1854. After attaining the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate Army, Johnson ...

9698 Bertram Vaughn Hwy. Park (SH 29W) The town of Bertram was founded in 1882 when the Austin and Northwestern Railroad established a route through the area. The community was named for ... 9699 Bertram School from the intersection of SH 29 and Fm 243 in Bertram take FM 243 NE .5 mi. When Bertram was founded in 1882 along the Austin & Northwestern Railroad, one of the first structures erected was a combination school, Sunday School, ... 9697 Bethel Cemetery from Burnet take FM 963 NE approx. 9 mi. to CR 202; then north on CR 202, 0.5 miles to cemetery The Rev. Richard Howard (1817-1882) moved to this area of Burnet County in 1855. The frontier settlement he joined would later be known as the Bethel ... 9700 Black's Fort CR 210A, S side, 0.7 mi. W of CR 210B. Built as a defense against the Indians in 1851 by William Black (1815-1907) on land owned by him. In the stockade, constructed of cedar logs, sentries ... 9701 Brandt Badger House 404 S. Avenue M Brandt Badger (1839-1920), a veteran of the Confederate Army, moved to Burnet from Gonzales in 1885, and in 1887, helped found Marble Falls. He built ... 13181 Briggs State Bank Briggs, S. Loop 208 The Briggs State Bank was chartered on May 27, 1909. Constructed that spring, this limestone and brick building is typical of a commercial architecture ... 23913 Buchanan Dam E side of pedestrian bridge (old SH 29 bridge), W side of L. Debo Road on Burnet County side of Inks Lake In 1931, the Central Texas Hydro-Electric Company planned to build a dam on the Colorado River on the county line of Burnet and Llano counties. ... 9704 Burnet County 1.7 miles north on US 281 Formed from portions of Travis, Williamson and Bell counties. Created Feb. 5, 1852; organized August 28, 1852. Named in honor of David G. Burnet ... 9708 Burnet County Jail corner of Washington and Pierce St (NE corner of Courthouse Square) Built 1884 of hand-hewn rock. Has apartment for sheriff, who is also jailer. On second floor the county library was founded. Recorded Texas Historic ...

17813 Captain Jesse Burnam SH 71 at North CR 401 Texas Patriot Jesse Burnam (also spelled Burnham), born in Madison county, Kentucky, was the youngest son of seven children. In 1812, Jesse married ... 9706 Christian-Matern House 603 Seventh St. Juliet Johnson, daughter of the founder of Marble Falls, married George Christian in 1887. He was one of ten owners of the Texas Mining & Improvement ... 9714 Conrad Fuchs House Horseshoe Bend South subdivision; marker in subdivision near the corner of Mountain Dew and Stagecoach on private property. Conrad L. Fuchs, born in Germany in 1834, came to Texas in 1845 with his parents, Pastor and Mrs. Adolf Fuchs, who settled in Austin County. The ... 9709 Crownover Chapel take US Hwy. 281N approx. 2 mi. to FM 1855; then west on FM 1855 2 miles to Fairland Cemetery (chapel opposite cemetery) Backbone Valley's first public building, started 1859 on 7-acre tract donated that year by heirs of settler Jefferson Barton. Finished 1870, chapel ...

11772 Dead Man's Hole 2 mi. S of Marble Falls on US 281; .5 mi. E on RM 2147; .5 mi. S on CR 401 N (Shovel Mountain Rd) Entomologist Ferdinand Lueders made the earliest recorded discovery of this cave in 1821. Notorious in the Civil War era, the hole is believed to ... 15736 DeWolfe-Dillingham Community Cemetery approximately 1 mile northeast of Briggs on CR 218-A 13343 Dobyville Cemetery 12 mi. N of Burnet on US 281, 0.2 mi. W on CR 103 The Dobyville Cemetery is the last visible renmant of the community of Dobyville, settled in the 1850s, and named for the town's location on a white ...

9738 Early Oatmeal School from Bertram take FM 1174 S approx. .5 mi. to CR 326; west on CR 326 approx. 1.5 mi. to CR 327; south on CR 327 .5 mi. This building, once a combined school and church, was erected in 1869 in Oatmeal, second oldest community in Burnet County. The settlement, founded ...

9712 Fort Croghan Stone Building on Fort Groghan Museum grounds One of 8 buildings of Fort Croghan, U.S. Army post, 1849-1853; later used by frontier "Minute Men" and local settlers. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ... 9713 Fuchs Cemetery Cottonwood Shores, 0.7 mi. N of FM 2147. Cemetery is between Oak and Birch lanes, south of Lakeview Drive and north of Brookwood Drive. Marker is mounted on pink granite facing Birch Lane. Land here granted by the Republic of Texas to Ferdinand Lueders, Battle of San Jacinto veteran, was transferred in 1844 to the Rev. Adolph Fuchs ...

9721 General Adam R. Johnson SE corner of Courthouse Square, Burnet Home County of Texas Confederate Joined C. S. Army 1861. Cavalry scout with Gen. Nathan B. Forest 1861-62. Commanded Partisan Rangers 1862-64 executing ... 9756 George Whitaker Home 802 S. Main Built 1870 by George Whitaker, early settler. Of hand-hewn rock. Has inside cistern. Stones from old courthouse used in 1939 addition. Recorded Texas ... 17318 Gillum Cemetery 7700 FM 2657, Oakalla ABSLOM BARTON GILLUM (1836-1923) AND HIS WIFE, HANNAH EMMALINE, ARRIVED IN TEXAS FROM ALABAMA IN 1872. IN 1880, GILLUM BOUGHT LAND AT THE PRESENT ... 9743 Governor O. M. Roberts' House 819 Seventh St. President of the 1861 Secession Convention and a Confederate officer, Oran M. Robert (1815-1898) served as governor of Texas from 1879 to 1883. After ... 9717 Granite Mountain FM 1431, north side, west of CR 122 (Slaughter Mountain Road) This 866-foot dome of solid pink granite, covering 180 acres, contains the largest quarry of its kind in the United States. This mountain, like all ... 13357 Granite Mountain West side pullout between FM 2147 and La Ventana Drive. Bronze text plate and bronze seal reported missing. 2 1/2 miles northwest to Granite Mountain. From it was cut the granite for the Capitol of Texas. Second in size to the United States Capitol. Built ...

22511 Haynie Flat Cemetery Hidden Springs Court 0.1 mi. E of Waterfall Hill Parkway in Barton Creek Lakeside neighborhood. Restricted access in gated community through private property. The Haynie Flat community was a sparsely populated settlement established in the 1800s near Red Bluff Creek and the Colorado River along the Burnet-Travis ... 9752 Henry Thomas Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Smithwick community, CR 344 1.6 mi. SW of FM 1431 In settlement started by Noah Smithwick, when he built water mill here in 1855. In 1861 he moved to California, but the mill continued in operation. ... 9718 Hoag-Faubion-Fuchs House 902 Avenue F William H. Hoag, an electrical engineer from New York City, and his wife Beatrice built this house in 1910. The Hoags sold the house to local farmer ... 9719 Holland Springs from Burnet take CR 340 S approx 3 mi. to intersection of CR 340 and paved ranch road heading west Indians had probably visited these clear, cool springs for centuries when, in 1847, Henry E. McCulloch established a Ranger camp here, on Hamilton ... 9720 Hoover's Valley Cemetery from Burnet take US 281S approx. 5 mi., then west on Park Road 4 approx. 8.5 miles; then north on FM 2342 .5 mi. to ROW at intersection of FM 2342 and CR 119 Established in 1850 by the Rev. Isaac Hoover, of local Methodist Protestant church. He came from Tennessee; soon initiated services in nearby oak ...

9722 Joppa Community from Bertram take FM 243 NE approx. 2 mi., then north on CR 272 for 6 miles Some of the first settlers in this farming and ranching community were the William Alexander Faires family in 1874 and the Martin Luther Ater family ... 18764 Joppa Iron Truss Bridge In Bertram at traffic light on SH 29, turn east for 0.3 m. on FM 243. Turn left on SH 1174 for 5.5 m. Turn right onto CR 200 for 3.4 miles to Joppa. Located east of new bridge on CR 200. The small community of Joppa was established for a church and school in the 1880s. With the growing population in Burnet County and business generated ...

9443 Lake Lyndon B. Johnson FM 1431, Lookout Mountain/Backbone Mountain overlook, W side of the road between Cooks Rd. and Caldwell Blvd. Marker was mounted to pink granite slab. Marker reported missing Jan. 1999. This lake, originally Granite Shoals, was renamed for the President of the United States on April 22, 1965, by the Board of Directors, Lower Colorado ... 11773 Lake Victor Lodge No. 1011, A. F. & A. M. 9.6 mi. N of Burnet on US 281; 2.8 mi. E on FM 2340 Sponsored by the nearby Robert E. Lee Lodge, Lake Victor Lodge No. 1011, A. F. & A. M. was formally established in December 1909 during the 73rd ... 9755 Logan Vandeveer House Fort Croghan Historical Museum complex (1815-55) Came from Kentucky in 1833. He was badly wounded fighting for Texas at San Jacinto, 1836. Moving here to sell beef to Fort Croghan, 1849, ... 9725 Longhorn Cavern Administration Building from Burnet go south on US 281 approx. 5 miles to Park Rd. 4;then west on D4 approx. 7 miles (at park headquarters) Longhorn Cavern opened as a state park in 1932. From 1934 to 1942, Company 854 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked here to explore and ... 9724 Longhorn Caverns from Burnet take US 281 S approx. 5 miles, then west on Park Road 4 approx. 7 miles (at park headquarters) Rich in history and folklore. A young geologic formation, only a few million years old. Bones of elephant, bison, bear, deer, other animals have ...

9726 Magill Family Cemetery Burnet Municipal Airport Surrounded by a rock wall, the small pioneer family cemetery just west of this site is located on land that was once part of the William H. Magill ... 9727 Mahomet Cemetery from Bertram take FM 243 NE approx. 10 miles, then SE on Cemetery Rd. approx. .3 mile This cemetery, with interments dating back to the 1850s, became a community graveyard for the Sycamore Springs and Mahomet rural communities. In ... 9728 Mahomet-Sycamore Springs Community from Bertram take FM 243 NE approx. 6 miles to ROW Settlement in this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. Two early communities were Mahomet and Sycamore Springs, originally located 8 miles ... 22452 Marble Falls Cemetery Corner of Avenue S and Johnson Street 9729 Marble Falls Depot intersection of US 281 and Avenue H The town of Marble Falls was laid out in 1887. Texas Mining & Improvement Co. deeded land for a depot to Austin & Northwestern Railroad. This building ... 9730 Marble Falls Factory Site 1st St., S side between Yett St. and US 281 at S side of the parking lot The potential of water power on the Colorado River led town developer Gen. Adam R. Johnson and Farmers Alliance members to build a cotton mill on ... 9731 Marble Falls School Building 2005 Broadway Adam R. Johnson donated land at this site for construction of the present two-story granite building. Completed in 1891, it originally housed the ... 13370 Masonic Hall 308 S Main St. 9732 Michel's Drug Store 216 Main Ernst Gustav Michel (1865-1930), a native of Germany, and his wife, Lillie Agnes, opened a drugstore at this site in 1891. After fire destroyed the ... 15943 Mount Blanc School 5818 CR 330 9734 Mount Horeb Lodge Mahomet community. From Briggs, 4 mi. SE on US 183, then 3 mi. SW on FM 243 Chartered Jan. 21, 1854; met in log schoolhouse. Erected own lodge hall 1856 on land given by Grand Master Sam Mather and B. K. Stewart. First floor ... 9735 Mount Zion Cemetery from Bertram take FM 243 SW approx. 3.4 miles to CR 330, then east on CR 330 .6 mi. to CR 330A; then north on CR 330A .5 mi. to cemetery John Jennings (1802-1867), his wife Sarah C. (Sally) (1806-1879), and their family came to this area in 1851. The settlement which grew up around ... 9757 Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Wolf Dobyville Cemetery, 12 mi. N of Burnet on US 281, 0.2 mi. W on CR 103 Jacob Wolf (1812-1874) and wife Adeline Faulkner Wolf (1814-1870) came from Tennessee to Texas about 1850. Obtaining land grant in Burnet County, ... 23740 Mt. Moriah Cemetery marker pending marker pending

13164 Naruna Baptist Church Burnet, 19 mi. NW at int. of FM 1478 and CR 103 (near San Saba, Burnet, Lampasas counties intersection) Naruna Baptist Church Settlers came to the Naruna area as early as the 1840s, and the town was named by its first postmaster, William M. Spitler, ... 15408 Naruna Cemetery Burnet

9736 Oakalla Main St. (FM 963) The first settlers in this rich farm and ranch land arrived in the 1850s. Oakalla Post Office was established May 19, 1879. Schools were private ... 9737 Oatmeal Cemetery from Bertram take FM 243 SW approx. 5.2 mi., then east on CR 326 approx .3 mi., then south on CR 327 approx. .7 mi. to cemetery Some of the earliest pioneers of the Oatmeal community are interred in this cemetery. The oldest documented burials are those of Mary Smith and her ... 17460 Oatmeal Cemetery Historic Texas Cemetery medallion Historic Texas Cemetery medallion 9707 Old Cook Home 200 N. Main Built 1873 in Victorian style, with large bay window, solid walnut staircase, three fireplaces; was remodeled but retains original floor plan. House ... 9753 Old Thomas Ranch House FM 2509 (Hoover's Valley Road), 1.2 mi. SW of SH 29 In 1864 a log home and a "spring house" (used to cool milk) were built on this site by Frank Thomas, rancher. Present rock house, built to catch ... 9739 Oldest Commercial Building in Burnet 313 S. Main St. Logan Vandeveer (1815-55), a hero of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, came here about 1849 as a Fort Croghan beef supplier. He became first United ... 9710 Otto Ebeling House 601 Avenue F Banker Otto Ebeling (1863-1935) built this Victorian residence for his wife, Emille (Giesecke), and their four children shortly after moving to Marble ...

9723 Peter Kerr Fort Croghan Museum 1795-1861 One of "Old 300" of Stephen F. Austin's first colony; from Pennsylvania. Took part in 1836 war for Texas Independence. He made and lost ... 9742 Prairie View Cemetery NW corner US 183 and CR 211 Pioneer settlers in this vicinity met together for worship services in the Gum Springs Schoolhouse until 1892, when Stephen Taylor deeded land at ...

18441 Red Brick School City of Burnet, N Pierce Street between Brier and Johnson Streets. The Red Brick School was built on property bequeathed by early Burnet County pioneer Peter Kerr. Kerr migrated to what would become Burnet County ... 13382 Rockvale 5 mi. NW of Spicewood, at turnoff to Rockvale Cemetery The once thriving community of Rockvale began as a pioneer settlement in the 1850s. A log cabin built in 1855 served as a school and church. A Baptist ... 9744 Rocky Rest 404 S. Water St. Built 1860 by Gen. Adam R. Johnson. Of hand-hewn stone, logs. High windows and thick walls kept out Indians. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - ... 18750 Russell Fork Iron Truss Bridge In Bertram at traffic light on State Highway 29; east on FM Road 243 for 2.1 miles. Turn left onto CR 272 for 3.9 miles. The bridge is on the east side of the new bridge built in 2005. Two miles south of the Joppa Community Church and Center, and six miles northeast of Bertram, stands an Iron Truss Pratt bridge over the Russell ...

9747 Shady Grove Community Shady Grove Church, CR 200 (Shady Grove Road), 0.2 mi. W of FM 1174. In the 1850s and 60s families settled on this farm and ranch land along the Middle Gabriel river. The Old Austin-Lampasas and Burnet-Belton roads ... 9711 Site of Fort Croghan in front of Fort Croghan Museum Established by Lieut. C. H. Tyler, United States Second Dragoons, by order of the War Department, March 18, 1849, as a protection to frontier settlers ... 9733 Site of Mormon Settlement CR 340 (Mormon Mill Road), about 0.8 mi. N of CR 341, on private property Site of a settlement made in 1851 by 20 Mormon families under the leadership of Lyman Wight (1796-1858). Here they built homes, lumber mills, and ... 9741 Site of Prairie Point Community CR 274, E side 50 feet NW of CR 280 Anglo settlement of this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. By the 1870s settlers had established cattle and sheep ranches as well as a number ... 9750 Site of Town of Strickling FM 1174, E side, 0.2 mi. N of CR 210A Once a busy rural community. Named for Mrs. Martha (Webster) Strickling, who settled here in 1853 with husband Marmaduke. As child, she survived ... 13389 Smith Cemetery 2 mi. SW on FM 963, then 2 mi. W on gravel road James Gibson Smith Jr., a native of Tennessee, married Sarah A. James, a native of Arkansas, soon after settling this part of Burnet County in 1850. ... 11774 Smithwick Cemetery 11 mi. SE of Marble Falls on FM 1431 The history of this community cemetery dates to 1854 when 18-year-old Rebecca Chambers died and was buried here. Rebecca, who reportedly was ill ... 18091 St. Frederick Baptist Church corner of Avenue N and Third Street St. Frederick Baptist Church has served the African American community of Marble Falls for more than 120 years. It was founded in the home of Dicey ... 15558 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 105 FM 1431 East By 1940, missionary priests of the Holy Cross Order were ministering to residents of Marble Falls. Beginning in 1951, Catholic residents worshipped ... 9749 Stewart Pioneer Home off FM 243 Benjamin Hansford Stewart (d. 1932), a native of Tennessee, came to Texas in 1851. A farmer and rancher, he also served as Burnet County sheriff, ... 24042 Stringtown Cemetery marker pending marker pending 9751 Struve House private property Amand Von Struve (1838-1902) came to Texas in 1848 with his father, a former Imperial Russian officer. Buying land here, 1858 and later, he amassed ...

9696 The Badger Building corner of E. Jackson and Pierce St. (Courthouse Square) Completed about 1883, this two-story limestone structure is representative of other commercial buildings located on the Courthouse Square in the ... 9703 The Bryson Place on private property John H. Bryson (1850-1930) and his wife Milda (Barton) (1852-1952) had this home constructed on their land in 1906 by local builder Marcus Langford. ... 9705 The Burnet Bulletin SW corner of Courthouse Square Established in the early 1870s, this weekly newspaper has been in continuous operation for more than one hundred years. The first editor on record ... 9702 The Community of Briggs Briggs Community Center (1923 Briggs School building) Pioneers mainly from the Old South settled here on the Aaron Boyce land grant in the 1860s and 70s. They had a school, and held church services, ... 9715 The Galloway House League and Pierce streets The original part of this house was built in 1856. The adobe and rock residence, owned by Maj. Hugh H. Calvert, also served as an inn. Local landowner ... 9745 The Roper Hotel 707 Third St. George C. and Elizabeth Roper constructed this double-galleried hotel building about 1888. In the growing town of Marble falls, The Roper Hotel became ... 9746 The Russell-McFarland Homestead 309 N. Boundary St. William H. and Mary Russell built this Victorian residence in 1883-84. Russell, a veteran of the Civil War (1861-65), headed the Burnet school system ... 9754 The Tobey Community Cemetery CR 123, 0.2 mi NW of FM 1980 The Nat Tobey family moved from Indiana to northeast Burnet County in the 1850s. Sons Avery and Samuel bought land here in Backbone Valley in 1868. ... 9748 The Village of South Gabriel from Bertram take FM 1174 S approx. .5 mi., then east on CR 322 approx. .3 miles The South Gabriel Post Office opened in Postmaster Thomas Lewiston's mercantile store on Sept. 29, 1871. The village, named for the South San Gabriel ... 13394 Tobey Cemetery CR 221, 3 mi. NE

22483 Watson Cemetery 14 miles south of Lampasas on Hwy 183