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12308 A. A. & Mary Spacek House 204 Rio Grande Designed by architect William Flick, this house was built between 1921 and 1923 for Arnold Adolph (A. A.) Spacek and his wife Mary Julia (Cervenka). ... 12591 A. J. and Carolina Anderson House 602 E. Liberty Ave. This house was built in 1908-09 for the family of Swedish immigrant Anders Johan Anderson (1858-1929) just after the death of his first wife, Edla ... 9338 A. W. Sillure House 1414 Ash St., Georgetown Built in 1912 for Alexander W. and Eva Sillure, this house is representative of the city's early 20th-century architectural heritage. Sillure, general ... 13802 A.S. Mason House Bagdad Road, across from city park, S of FM 2243 and W of US 183 Local farmer Alpheus S. Mason (1839-1926) constructed this house about 1866. Situated on Bagdad Road, an important early military and commercial ... 15136 Amos-Godbey House 1408 Olive Built in 1909 by the C.S. Belford Lumber Company, this was originally the home of Southwestern University German professor Martin C. Amos (d. 1911) ... 9029 Andice Baptist Church FM 970, Andice The Rev. Freeman Smalley, one of the first Baptists in Texas, preached in this area about 1850. This church was organized about 1851, meeting in ... 9316 Andrew J. Palm House Palm House Museum/Chamber of Commerce With his mother and brothers, Andrew J. Palm (1839-1928) migrated to Texas from Sweden in 1853. They settled about three miles north of Round Rock ... 13769 Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery FM 1460, 0.2 mi. N. of US 79. Marker reported missing Jan. 2012. (0.1 mile east) This early Williamson County graveyard has been referred to as Smalley Cemetery due to its connection with the family of pioneer ...

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9030 Bagdad Cemetery FM 2243, 1 mile west of Leander Opened 1857 with burial of 3-year-old John Babcock, whose father Charles later gave tract to community. Other early burials were Civil War veteran ... 18329 Barbette Round Rock Cemetery. Marker pending. Map dot approximate. marker pending 12298 Barker House 1113 Ledbetter E. B. and Mary Harvey Barker bought this house of locally quarried limestone in May 1873. The Barkers, who resided on a farm at Rice's Crossing (20 ... 9037 Battle of Brushy Creek 3.9 mi. S of Taylor on SH 95, W side at gravel road just SW of CR 452 (Old Coupland Road). Marker is 50 feet W of SH 95, N side of gravel road. A skirmish between Comanche raiders and a local militia near here in mid-winter (1839) led to the last major battle between Anglo settlers and Indians ... 9320 Bill Pickett Heritage Square, facing N. Main St., between E. 5th and E. 4th streets (ca. December 1870-March 25, 1932) The son of a former slave, Willie M. (Bill) Pickett grew up in Taylor. Working as a cowboy in central Texas, he ... 9304 Birthplace of Governor Dan Moody 100 block of 9th St., in front of Moody Museum, Taylor A crusader for integrity in public office. Born in Taylor, Williamson County; son of Daniel and Nancy Elizabeth Robertson Moody. At 16 entered University ... 9034 Booth House 2112 Lake Drive, Taylor This house was built about 1880 for Crawford Henry Booth (1843-1937), a prominent local rancher and banker. An unusual local example of the L-plan ... 12426 Brick Streets in Granger Davilla St. near its intersection with Rio Grande St., 2 blocks west of SH 95 (Commerce St.), Granger Area landowners A. S. Fischer and W. C. Belcher platted the townsite of Granger in 1884, in anticipation of its potential to develop along the rail ... 9038 Bryson Stagecoach Stop SH 29, 1 mi. W of Liberty Hill John T. Bryson (d. 1894) and his wife Amelia (d. 1897), prominent early settlers of the Liberty Hill community, constructed this home in the 1850s. ... 9039 Burcham House 1310 College, Georgetown Designed by noted Austin architect Charles H. Page, this home was built for the family of Georgetown dentist William Joseph Burcham (1876-1932) in ...

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13876 C.A.D. Clamp 705 Main St (1827-1915) Christian Augustus Daniel Clamp was born in Thorn, Prussia (now Torun, Poland). He came to Texas in 1846 and moved to Georgetown in 1851, ... 13699 C.B. and Lilburn Atkinson House 911 S. Walnut St. Belford Lumber Co. built this house in 1915 for real estate businessman Charles Byron Atkinson and his wife, Lilburn (Dimmit), daughter of a prominent ... 13444 C.C. and Mattie Hughes Cody House 304 E University Georgia native Claude Carr Cody (1854-1923) worked at Southwestern University for 37 years, serving as a mathematics professor and university administrator. ... 9045 C.S.A. Cotton Cards Factory SH 95, 1/10 mi. N of FM 1331, Circleville Near this site in 1862-65. Used power from the San Gabriel River. Chartered by Confederate Texas during re-tooling of agricultural economy to meet ... 9097 Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Building and marker moved 2005 to Old Settlers Park, Round Rock (formerly Austin Ave, Georgetown). This cabin of squared logs and hand-hewn limestone was built in the early 1850s near the village of Gabriel Mills (20 mi. NW). It stood on property ... 9043 Caldwell-Palm House 4307 Teravista Club Drive Tennessee native T. J. Caldwell (1812-1892) and his wife Letitia (1824-1877) built this house in 1860. The surrounding land provided limestone for ... 13201 Cedar Chopping in Central Texas northeast corner of Staked Plains Blvd and Carolina Lane Soon after Texas became a republic in 1836, the government divided land in this area for settlement. Ample timber, fresh water sources and wildlife ... 9040 Cedar Park in front of Cedar Park Public Library In 1873, George and Harriet (Standefer) Cluck purchased a large amount of land in this area, which they found to be rich in cedar trees and limestone. ... 9041 Cedar Park Cemetery W. Park Lane, 0.2 mi. W of US 183, marker at cemetery entrance George W. and Harriett Cluck settled in this area with their family in the early 1870s, soon after they returned from a cattle drive on the Chisholm ... 12994 Champion Cemetery Brushy Creek Regional Trail, east side of Champion Park John (Jack) Champion (1817-1908) was a native of York County, South Carolina. He moved to Texas by 1850, the year he and Naomi Jane Standefer (1834-1862) ... 13898 Chief Justice John Edward Hickman Williamson County Courthouse grounds (1883-1962) A distinguished chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and a native of Williamson County. Descendant of 1849 settlers from Alabama, ... 18549 Christ Lutheran Church Noack community In the mid-1880s, Lutheran families living at the Wendish settlement, Hochkirk, met in homes for church services. Local Pastor Gotthilf Birkmann ... 17812 Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery Memorial Drive (CR 265A), S side between Wolf Ranch Pkwy. and Wolf Lakes Dr. Map dot approximate. Referred to historically as Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown Negro Cemetery, Colored Cemetery, Georgetown Citizens Cemetery, and Masonic Cemetery, Citizens ... 9358 City of Taylor Heritage Square, SW corner, near NE corner N. Main St. and E. 4th St. When the International & Great Northern Railroad built across Williamson County in 1876, one of the towns created along its route was "Taylorsville", ... 12640 City of Weir FM 971, between South Main and CR 120 Tenessee-native Thomas Calvin Weir (1826-1901) came to Williamson County in 1856. He bought land in this area and became a prosperous farmer. Alabaman ... 15548 Community of Jonah Jonah community, SH 29, S side 100 feet W of FM 1660. 8.6 mi. E of Georgetown, 4.8 mi. SE of Weir. On 1820s land grant to Nashville Colony. Settled 1851 by wagon train from Arkansas, and called Water Valley. In 1884, repeated ill-luck in selecting ... 9363 Community of Theon FM 1105, 10 miles northwest of Georgetown Attracted to the rich farm land, immigrants from Austria, Bohemia, Germany, Moravia and Silesia came here in the 1880s-90s. This community grew around ... 12702 Confederate Chaplains Rev. Edward Hudson_Rev. John Hudson Old Settlers Park, NW corner US 79 and Harrell Pkwy near entrance. Marker reported in storage by Feb. 2008. Map dot approximate. Brothers, teachers, Presbyterian ministers. Came to Texas from Arkansas, 1856. Worked and lived in this county. Both are buried in Round Rock Cemetery. ... 15057 Connell Cemetery from Liberty Hill, N on CR200, W on CR 203 to intersection w/ Peaceful Valley Rd. Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle ... 14160 Cooper Sansom House Georgetown 14183 Corn Hill Community two miles south on northbound access road Settled primarily by settlers from Texas and southern states, Corn Hill was one of the earliest communities in Williamson County. John E. King, county ... 9044 Cornhill Cemetery 1.5 mi SE on CR 313 Established in 1886 on a two-acre site deeded to Cornhill Masonic Lodge No. 567 by Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bridges. Interred here are community leaders, ... 13872 Cypress School Cypress Elementary School Neighbors living in a scattered settlement along Cypress Creek known as Cypress neighborhood joined together to establish a school for their children ...

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9048 "Dog Run" Log Cabin 675 CR 202 East Built 1851 by Wm. Williams, settler from Arkansas. Owned 1901-1956 by family of A. Buck, also from Arkansas. Wood -- cypress, oak, cedar -- and stone ... 15002 Dalrymple, William Cornelius Presbyterian Cemetery, 20th at Paige St (August 3, 1814 - March 29, 1898) North Carolina native William Cornelius Dalrymple served in the Texas Revolutionary forces and as a Texas Ranger ... 14009 Daniel Harrison 2 mi. SE on CR 313 in Corn Hilll Cemetery Tennessee native Daniel Harrison (1816-1870) migrated to Texas in 1835. He served with Texan forces during the Texas Revolution, and as a volunteer ... 22790 Daniel James (Dan'l) Moody Moody Museum, NE corner W. 9th and Talbot streets. Marker pending. marker pending 9306 David H. and Jerusha Dyches McFadin House On FM 1331, Circleville vicinity Built 1850 by David H. and Jerusha Dyches McFadin. Mr. McFadin, born in Tennessee, came to Texas 1828; fought in Battle of San Jacinto. House has ... 18888 David Hutcheson McFadin McFadin Cemetery (a.k.a. Comanche Peak Cemetery), off Comanche Bluff Road, off FM 1331 Served in the Texas War for Independence. Soldier at San Jacinto. Erected by the State of Texas 1962 17037 David Love Store S. Austin St., W side between W. 7th and W. 8th streets South Carolina native David M. Love (1821-1892) was an early settler of Williamson County. He was engaged in farming and ranching before moving to ... 9047 Doak Home 600 W. 7th St., Taylor Built in 1860s. Ranch style forerunner. Since 1878 in the family of A. V. Doak, Taylor's first doctor, organizer of mule-drawn streetcar line, civic ... 9046 Doak Pavilion Site 700 Sloan St., Taylor Built 1891 by Dr. A. V. Doak, early settler and civic leader, at end of his street car line, which operated three mule-drawn cars. Used for plays, ... 13616 Dr. James Lee Dickey NE corner Burkett and E. 5th streets Physician, humanitarian, civil rights advocate and concerned citizen Dr. James Lee Dickey (d. 1959) had a profound effect on the quality of life ...

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9084 Early Church Primitive Baptist Church, Suttles Street, next to Florence Cemetery, Florence On land given March 8, 1845, by John C. Caskey for cemetery and meeting house. Originally 2-story, the native stone structure is believed to have ... 9085 Early Commercial Building 203 E. Main Street, Round Rock (Nelson Hardware Building) Erected to house private bank as well as hardware and lumber business of John A. Nelson and Associates. Bank was closed in 1922; commercial use continues. ... 14218 Easley Home 1310 Olive St A native of South Carolina, Samuel Allen Easley (1851-1933) came to Texas with his parents at the age of one. They settled on a large amount of acreage ... 15899 Easley-Sloan Cemetery southwest of intersection of SH 29 and CR 366 Easley-Sloan Cemetery Established 1852 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2007 9095 Education in Round Rock 1311 Round Rock Ave. (FM 620) Soon after Williamson County was founded in 1848, pioneer settler Jacob M. Harrell, a blacksmith, built a log schoolhouse for use by his neighbors. ... 9086 Eikel-Prewitt Building 316 N. Main Street, Taylor Albert Eikel (b. 1852) had this building constructed in 1893 to house the Eikel Hardware Company. The three-story, brick commercial structure was ... 14634 El Milagro Heritage Center Circle, W side, 0.1 mi. S of US 79. Also known as the Washington Anderson House. -- (no text, RTHL medallion only) 9028 Elisha Allen Old Bartlett Cemetery, 3 mi. S of Bartlett on SH 95, NE corner of cemetery (December 16, 1813 - March 6, 1893) A native of Louisiana, Elisha Allen moved with his parents in 1827 to what is now Orange County. When the Texas ... 13893 Emzy Taylor NE corner Austin and 7th streets (1841-1895) Arkansas native Emzy Taylor clerked in his father's mercantile store in Georgetown before serving as a Confederate captain in the Red ... 13925 Evangelical Free Church 1322 E University Ave Swedish immigrant settlers in Williamson County met together in homes for worship services as early as 1884. In 1891 this congregation was organized ...

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13603 Farmers State Bank Building 716 Austin Ave The Merchants and Farmers Bank began in 1898 and incorporated as Farmers State Bank in 1905. In 1910, bank officers contracted for the building of ... 17362 First Baptist Church NE corner of third and Robinson St. In 1883, young black evangelist Dr. L. Benjamin Toliver held a tent revival in a grassy field at this site. In 1886, Dr. Toliver officially organized ... 18204 First Baptist Church Georgetown Georgetown In the early years of Georgetown, Baptist preachers, including Reverend George W. Baines, conducted worship services in people’s homes. Because of ... 12417 First Baptist Church of Florence 106 College St. Settlers in the farming and ranching community of Florence gathered in April 1856 to hear the Rev. Robert Hay Taliaferro (1824-1875) preach and help ... 13922 First Baptist Church of Liberty Hill Liberty Hill Successor to Zion Baptist Church and the Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, which merged 1854, and met in a brush arbor or in Silent ... 9091 First Christian Church of Taylor 6th & Talbot streets, Taylor Founded Dec. 9, 1877, with 22 charter members from churches in "old home" states. Gen. R. M. Gano of Dallas preached daily during ensuing week, and ... 9089 First National Bank of Bartlett SH 95 (S. Dalton) & E. Pietzsch Streets, Bartlett Jesse L. Bailey (1848-1926) and his son Charles C. Bailey (1871-1947) opened a private bank in conjunction with a mercantile business in Bartlett ... 12517 First Presbyterian Church (building designated Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1962) The Rev. William Mumford Baker presided over this congregation's organization in 1854 at the Round Rock home of Richard and Mary Agnes (Cooper) Sansom. ... 14860 First Presbyterian Church (Georgetown) (see marker 12517 for interpretive text) RTHL medallion only 9088 First Presbyterian Church of Bartlett Northeast corner Pietzsch and Lindeman streets. Marker reported missing Nov. 2016. Built for congregation originally called Nazareth Church of the Central Texas Presbytery, and constituted on Indian Creek in June 1875. Reorganized ... 9092 First Presbyterian Church of Taylor 114 W. Sixth Street, Taylor The history of this church can be traced to 1876, when a Presbyterian congregation here was closely associated with the Presbyterian church in Georgetown. ... 9087 First United Methodist Church of Bartlett FM 487 (Clark Street) & S. Cotrell St., Bartlett Organized between 1870 and 1875 as the Indian Creek Church, this congregation moved to Bartlett about 1885. Services were held in a store, schoolhouse, ... 14355 First United Methodist Church of Florence Florence United Methodist Church, S side E. Curry Street between Story and S. Love avenues In 1856, Florence was a small settlement of log cabins and a store or two. It also had a stone building (300 ft. ESE), used as a church and meeting ... 9090 First United Methodist Church of Georgetown University Ave. and Ash St. Founded in 1849 as Georgetown Mission, organized 1874 but still served then by circuit riders, this church acquired a resident pastor in 1879. Original ... 19962 Florence Church of Christ E. Tomlinson St., N side between N. Patterson (Business 195) and College avenues In the 19th century, the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening influenced the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. This reform effort ... 9094 Fore Cemetery 5 mi. SE on FM 2338, 2 mi. SW on Indian Springs Road, 2 mi. S on CR 289 (Fore Cemetery Road) Wiley Fore and his family came to this area from Alabama in 1883. The Baker community had been started two years earlier by Fore's nephew, Robert ... 13924 Founding of Georgetown SE cor of Church and 9th streets According to local tradition Williamson County's first six commissioners met here under a stately oak tree in May 1848 to decide where the county ... 13614 Friendship Community Granger Dam Road, W side, 0.1 mi. S of FM 971 Beneath the waters of Granger Lake, constructed by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the 1970s, lies the site of an early agricultural settlement known ...

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9096 Gabriel Mills CR 236, just south of intersection with CR 207, west side of road. Marker reported missing Jan. 2016. Samuel Mather settled here in 1849, building a gristmill on the North San Gabriel in 1852. John G. Stewart opened a store near the mill. A small ... 9111 George Irvine House 409 E. University, Georgetown Scottish native George Irvine (1841-1936) built this two-story frame home for his family in 1886. The founder of the Irvine Brothers Lumber Co. (later ... 13918 Georgetown Fire House and Old City Hall 9th and Main Designed by C.I. Belford and constructed in 1892 by C.W. Schell, this building originally housed the mayor's office, city council chambers, city ... 9098 Georgetown High School Building 507 E. University Ave., Georgetown Built in 1923-24 on the original site of Southwestern University, this structure served as Georgetown High School for over fifty years. Designed ... 17038 Grace Episcopal Church was 1965 RTHL, designation removed in 1991. Marker displayed inside building. 9099 Granger Brethren Church 326 W. Broadway, Granger Czech Protestant immigrants began settling in this area in the early 1880s. Many of them established family farms in the rich farmland surrounding ... 9100 Granger City Hall (Farmers State Bank) 212 E. Davilla Street, Granger Erected in 1908-09, this building originally housed Farmers State Bank, the second banking institution founded in Granger. The bank closed in 1926 ... 9101 Granger High School N. Colorado Street, Granger Established in 1887, the Granger Common School District built three earlier school buildings (1887, 1906 and 1914) on this site before this structure ... 14310 Granite for the State Capitol Brushy Creek Regional Trail, southwest of Brushy Creek Sports Park In the 1880s, the arrival of the railroad helped develop western Williamson County and contributed to the construction of a new state capitol. When ...

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13874 H.C. Craig Building 115 W 7th St Built in 1903, this ornate Victorian structure originally housed the furniture store of Hugh Clifford Craig (1850-1938). Craig sold his business ... 15217 Hall Named for Laura L. Kuykendall Southwestern University. Marker was placed at Laura Kuykendall Hall (building later razed), near present Laura Kuykendall Garden. Marker reported in storage Apr. 2017. Map dot approximate. (1883-1935) Southwestern University dean of women, 1918-1935. Descendant of pre-1820 Texas settlers. An artist and teacher of dramatic interpretation. ... 14171 Hall Ranch Home near SH 29, private property -- -- 12300 Harrell Cemetery IH-35 frontage road at Bowman Rd. Jacob M. and Mary McCutcheon Harrell came to Texas from Tennessee with Robertson's Nashville colony in 1833. Jacob's brother and sister-in-law James ... 9104 Heinatz Homestead 1 mi. W of Leander on FM 2243, 0.2 mi. S on Bagdad road Built in fall of 1850, along with adjoining store and post office, all of native stone, by John Frederick Heinatz (1822-91), a settler from Germany. ... 9369 Here Sleep the Victims of the "Webster Massacre" 2 miles E of Leander on FM 2243 Here sleep the victims of the "Webster Massacre" of August 27, 1839. About thirty homeseekers headed by John Webster en route to what is now Burnet ... 9305 Home of A. J. Nelson FM 1460, SE of Chandler Road (University) Home of A. J. Nelson, rancher-banker from Sweden. Swedish masons, paying voyage costs, built this house, 1860. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - ... 9105 Hopewell Cemetery 6 mi. W of Liberty Hill on FM 1869, then 1 mi. S on CR 285 Pioneers who settled here in the 1840s and established the town of Hopewell faced many hardships, including Indian raids. Wofford and Mary Johnson ... 9032 Howard Bland, Sr. 1/2 mile E of Taylor at FM 112/FM 619 intersection (1848-1933) Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Howard Bland, Sr., came to Texas in 1878 and began raising sheep on his homestead near this site. An annual ... 9106 Hutto US 79 & FM 1660, Hutto Located near Shiloh, one of the earliest villages in Williamson County, this area was settled in 1855 by J. E. Hutto (1824-1914) and Adam Orgain, ... 9107 Hutto Baptist Church corner of Main & Farley streets, Hutto Hutto Baptist Church was formally organized in 1882. Served by ministers Abram Weaver and Joseph Gronde, the congregation met in the local schoolhouse ... 13477 Hutto Cemetery 1 mi. S of US 79 on FM 1660 at intersection of CR 135 and CR 137 T.A. Boatright buried a family child and her husband, E.B., here in the late 1880s when the site was known as Elmwood Cemetery. In 1889, she bought ... 9108 Hutto Evangelical Lutheran Church corner of Church & Live Oak Streets, Hutto Lutheran church services in Hutto can be traced to 1890, when ministers M. Noyd and Gustav Berglund of the Palm Valley Lutheran Church at Brushy ... 13246 Hutto Lutheran Cemetery 1.2 mi. S of US 79 on FM 1660, then W on CR 135 0.4 mi.; note it is beyond the Hutto Cemetery In 1892, several Swedish immigrants who had settled in the Hutto area established the Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Church. In 1894 a tornado destroyed ... 9109 Hutto United Methodist Church Hutto Discovery United Methodist Church, Ed Schmidt Blvd. (CR 199), E side 0.4 mi. N of US 79. Marker reported in storage Feb. 2024. NOTE: "this site" in the inscription refers to the SW corner of East and Liberty streets. This church was formed from two earlier congregations that worshiped in this area. In the late 1870s an American Methodist fellowship began meeting ...

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9297 J. A. McDougle Home 1312 Elm Street, Georgetown One of the many fine structures erected by C. S. Belford Lumber Co., this house was built in 1895 for grocer J. A. McDougle (d. 1939). the Victorian ... 15386 James B. Williams Berry's Creek Cemetery, NE side of SH 195, about 1 mi. NW of I-35 (1821-1891) A pioneer of this region. Born in Madison County, KY. With bride, Sarah Coffey, came to Texas in wagon train led by his father, Isaac, ... 9327 James O. Rice Rice's Crossing community, SE corner FM 1660 and FM 973 (1815 - about 1875) South Carolina-born James O. Rice migrated to Texas by 1835 and served in the Texas Army during the War for Independence. In ... 15926 Jarrell Jarrell Community Center, N side of the building During the early 1900s, plans were made for the construction of the Bartlett and Western Railway to run from Bartlet to Florence. The line was to ... 9042 Jesse Cooper House Wilbarger Point, north of SH 29, just west of NE Inner Loop Tennessee native Jesse Eugene Cooper (1855-1944) came to Texas in 1876. The following year he helped establish a Georgetown newspaper, the "Williamson ... 13878 Jessie Daniel Ames 1004 Church St (1883-1972) A native of Palestine, Texas, Jessie Daniel came to Georgetown in 1893. She graduated from Southwestern University in 1902. In 1904 she ... 13877 John Berry, Frontiersman Berry Springs Park (1786-1866) A native of Kentucky and veteran of the War of 1812, John Berry moved in 1816 to Indiana. In 1827 he brought his family to the Atascosito ... 9295 John G. Matthews SH 29, 2 miles west of Liberty Hill, in Liberty Hill Cemetery (March 3, 1874-November 4, 1903) Tennessee native John Giles Matthews came to Texas with his parents in 1839 and settled in the new town of Austin. ... 9296 John G. Matthews House Private property near CR 263 After coming to Texas with his parents in 1840, John G. Matthews (1824-1903) joined a Ranger company and fought in the Mexican War (1846-48). He ... 9112 Jolly Cemetery Spicewood Springs Road, north side of the road, 0.2 mi west of US 183, at entrance to Terrazzo Apartments. This pioneer burial ground is a reminder of the area's earliest settlers. It was formally set aside by John Grey Jolly (1825-99) and his wife, Nancy ... 14052 Jollyville Community and School 12883 Pond Springs Road. This area was first settled in the 1840s by Henry Rhodes. He was soon joined by such pioneers as Elisha Prewitt, who fought in the Battle of San ... 12301 Jonah Cemetery SH 29, 9.5 mi. E of Georgetown Jonah Cemetery was established in 1902 when community leaders J. M. Barrington, W. S. McMakins, C. Brady, A. J. McDonald, and R. H. Northcutt purchased ... 13919 Judge Greenleaf Fisk Williamson County Courthouse grounds (May 19, 1807 - Jan. 26, 1888) Born in Albany, New York, Greenleaf Fisk was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He began preparation for the ministry ... 13558 Judge Harry N. Graves 1409 Olive St Born April 4, 1877 in La Vernia (Wilson County), Harry Graves attended Southwestern University in Georgetown and later served three terms as city ...

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16341 Land Cemetery from intersection of 5th St. & Ave. A in Jarrell, 5th Street 1/2 mile and turn left (west) on Avenue A. Go 1/4 mile to First Street (CR 307) and turn right (north). Go 1/2 mile to CR 305 and turn left (west). Go about 1 mile and turn left (south) at the street sign "Land Cemetery". Follow that lane south about 1/4 mile to the cemetery, on the left THIS BURIAL GROUND ORIGINALLY SERVED THE CORN HILL COMMUNITY, AN EARLY WILLIAMSON COUNTY SETTLEMENT NAMED BY COUNTY JUDGE JOHN E. KING FOR THE FIELDS ... 9257 Lawler Community 4 mi. E of Florence on FM 487, 0.5 mi. N on FM 2843, 0.2 mi. NW on CR 230 Founded before mid-1800s. Named for early settler L. T. "Uncle Lee" Lawler. Beloved by citizens, for years he leased land free to community for school, ... 9258 Lawrence Chapel Cemetery FM 112, 6 mi. SE of Thrall. Marker reported missing Aug. 2017. Adam Lawrence (1799-1878), pioneer farmer and cattle raiser, donated this tract in 1840. Born in Kentucky, he received a Texas land grant, 1822. ... 9259 Leander west side of U.S. 183, south of Atkin St. Leander grew from the once thriving town of Bagdad, founded in 1854 (1 mi. W). when the Austin & Northwestern Railroad bypassed Bagdad in 1882, a ... 9261 Leander Presbyterian Church 101 N. West Street, Leander Organized in 1857 by the Rev. R. M. Overstreet, this church was originally known as Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church and was located in the town ... 9288 Leander Schools 401 S. West Street, Leander The origin of the Leander school system can be traded to the 1855 school held in Bagdad, the pre-Civil War community that disappeared after Leander ... 9289 Leander United Methodist Church West Street, 1 block S of FM 2243, Leander This church was organized about 1860 in the nearby community of Bagdad (1 mi. W). Early worship services were conducted by local preachers and missionaries ... 9260 Leanderthal Lady west side of U.S. 183, south of Atkin St. On Dec. 29, 1982, Texas Highway Department archeologists uncovered the skeleton of a pre-historic human female at the Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek ... 13916 Lesesne-Stone Building 102 W 8th (The KGTN Building) This limestone commercial structure was built in 1884 to house the Sanders & Lesesne Drugstore. It remained in use as a pharmacy ... 9290 Liberty Hill Cemetery SH 29, 2 mi. W of Liberty Hill Weathered gravestones show usage of this spot for burials since 1852, when the earliest settlers were establishing homes in area. The first formal ... 9291 Liberty Hill Masonic Hall Main Street, Liberty Hill Chartered in 1875, Liberty Hill Lodge No. 432, A. F. & A. M., met first in the Methodist church. When this building was finished in 1883, the Masons ... 9292 Liberty Hill United Methodist Church 1 block N of Main Street (Loop 332), Liberty Hill Founded 1854 (1.5 mi. NW of here). Construction of 3-story building of native stone for use of the church, school, and Masonic lodge was begun in ... 9344 Luther Stearns, Sr. Taylor City Cemetery (Nov. 6, 1784 - Jan. 26, 1859) Born in Chesterfield, Mass., Luther Stearns lived in the frontier regions of four states before moving to newly formed ...

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13873 M.B. Lockett Building 119 W 7th Located on the site of an 1840s store, this structure was built after the Civil War. In the 1880s it housed the mercantile firm of Rucker & Montgomery. ... 16563 M.B. Norman House Norman Crossing (Norman's Crossing) community, S side FM 1660 0.3 mi. W of FM 3349 In 1873, Mart B. Norman (1856 – 1921) came to this area, which would later be called Norman’s Crossing. M.B. Norman farmed, ran a general store and ... 15185 Macedonia Baptist Church Macedonia Baptist Church, NW corner Martin Luther King Jr. and West 3rd streets The earliest worship services of this congregation were held in 1881 under a back yard arbor at the home of Matilda Lewis. Nine families, including ... 9294 Macedonia Cemetery 3 mi. SW of Granger on FM 971, 0.5 mi. S on CR 340, 0.5 mi. W on CR 376 According to local tradition a congregation known as the O'Possum Creek Church built an all-faiths sanctuary in this area as early as 1858. During ... 17270 Machu Cemetery County Road 348, east of Granger, running south from County Road 971 MACHU CEMETERY PAVEL AND ROZINA (TRLICA) MACHU SETTLED IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN 1878 AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. ... 14681 MacNabb Home Also known as MacNabb-Quick House, Harrell-Sheppard House, Mary Harrell House, or "Stillbrook." RTHL medallion only 12371 Mager Cemetery FM 1466, W side 1.3 mi. S of FM 619, S of Beyersville community Reinhold Mager (1863-1930), a native of Brandenburg, Germany, came to Texas and married Franziska Krueger (1868-1951), a native of the Dessau community ... 15279 Major Robert McNutt McNutt-Allen Cemetery. South of US 79, S on Star Ranch Blvd. N., W on Benelli Dr., E side of McNutt Creek Born May 1, 1795 Commanded the Texas forces at the Harrisburg Camp during the Battle of San Jacinto. Soldier in the War of 1812 Died August 31, 1853 ... 9307 Mankins Crossing 3 mi. E on SH 29, at San Gabriel River bridge. (100 yards west) This historic crossing on the San Gabriel River was named for pioneer settler Samuel Mankins, who purchased land along the river ... 9093 Manuel Flores CR 260, N of SH 29, west side In this vicinity, Manuel Flores, an emissary of the Mexican government, with a small group of men conveying ammunition to the Indians on the Lampasas ... 9340 Marsh F. Smith House 1242 Austin Ave., Georgetown This Foursquare house was built in 1908 by the Belford Lumber Co. for Marsh Fawn Smith (1875-1961), operator of a local cottonseed oil mill, and ... 12303 Monodale Community 5 mi. N of Hutto on CR 132 and CR 100 When Texas was readmitted to the Union in 1870, the land in this area was owned by three families, including that of nationally known political statesman ... 12304 Mount Arie (Mount Ararat) Missionary Baptist Church 529 S. Bowie Street Bartlett was a small farming community in 1898. Black American laborers arrived each fall for the cotton harvest. Thomas Sanders and Nelson Secret ...

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24286 Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Tabernacle marker pending marker pending 9035 Old Broom Factory Building NE corner Main and Mays streets. Marker faces Mays near corner of the building. Erected in 1876. Victorian-style building has ashlar-cut limestone front with stepped parapet and keystone arches. During prosperous railroad era, ... 13920 Old Dimmitt Building 801 N Main Associated with Texas pioneers, businessmen, statesmen, writers. Erected 1901 as a hotel by P.H. Dimmitt & Co. Later occupied by mercantile stores ... 13921 Old Dimmitt Home 921 W. University (SH 29) Built in 1866 by John Jones Dimmitt; of native limestone hauled by ox-drawn wagons. Home of prominent citizens in Georgetown over 100 years. Dimmitt ... 14602 Old Georgetown Cemetery Old Georgetown Cemetery, N side Scenic Drive at Blue Hole Park Road. This site on the south bank of the South San Gabriel River, a portion of the land donated by George W. Glasscock in 1848 for the county seat of Williamson ... 17726 Oliver Cemetery Off Rieger Rd. on private property HTC medallion only 12813 Olson House 808 E. Main St. Swedish immigrant Johanna Olson (1835-1914) purchased this property in 1907 after she returned to the Round Rock area upon the death of her husband, ... 9341 Original Site of Southwestern University 507 E. University, Georgetown The Methodist church established four colleges in Texas prior to the Civil War: Rutersville College (1840), Wesleyan College (1844), McKenzie Institute ... 9326 Otto Reinke Building 102 E Main St Erected 1879, three years after Round Rock expansion began at railroad's arrival. Some successive tenants included stores, physician, restaurants. ...

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9370 Page-Decrow-Weir House N of FM 2243 (Leander Road) on W side of IH-35, Georgetown Built in 1903, this house was owned by a succession of area ranchers. J. M. Page had the home built for his family, but sold it to his brother-in-law ... 9317 Palm Valley Lutheran Church 2500 Palm Valley Blvd In area first claimed in 1838 by white men. Valley bears name of the Anna Palm family, 1853 Swedish settlers. "Brushy", the first Lutheran church ... 9319 Pennington Family Cemetery Off FM 971, 1.8 mi. E in Pennington Place Estates, S on Settlers Path, corner of Founders Oak Way and Pennington Ln Born in Fannin County, Texas, during the Republic of Texas period, John Parker Pennington (1840-1904), lived as a young man in Arizona Territory. ... 24148 Perry Cemetery marker pending marker pending 9321 Pickle-Mason House (Old FM 2243 W) Master carpenter Andrew Porter Pickle (1833-1908) built this house for his family in 1871. It remained in the Pickle family until 1913, when it was ... 9323 Pioneers' House (Bryson Home) Antedating town of Leander, this place was a 3-day wagon distance from Austin. First two rooms were built (1872) by J. C. and Nancy Bryson, of rock ... 9324 Pond Springs Cemetery Lake Creek Pkwy, E side, 0.1 mi. SE of FM 620/SH 45 This graveyard was begun for members of the Pond Springs Community in the 1860s. The oldest grave is believed to be that of Mrs. Asenath M. Stewart ... 9325 Pond Springs Community and School 7825 Elkhorn Mountain Tr After James O. Rice settled in the 1850s near a spring-fed pond, the area was called "Pond Spring." By 1854 a log school building was erected near ... 22564 Post Oak Island Type Cemetery, E side CR 466, 400 feet NE of CR 484. Marker installation pending. marker pending 13604 Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. 17 mi. NE of Elgin in the community of Beaukiss; intersection of CR 480 and Spur 619 Settled as early as the 1840s, Post Oak Island was one of this area's earliest communities. There, on September 15, 1855, I.J. Kidd, T. Gatlin, P.A. ... 13070 Preslar-Hewitt Building 321 N. Main Street The early growth of Taylor as a vital cotton and railroad center is reflected in its historic business district. Hugo Hunke built this two-story ...

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9333 Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church Corner of N. Brazos and W. Davilla St., Granger The Czechs/Moravians who settled here in the early 1880s initially worshiped in each others' homes or traveled 12 miles to Taylor, site of the nearest ... 12480 Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic School corner of Guadalupe and Broadway, Granger In 1899, eight years after the founding of Saints Cyril and Methodius Church, its Czech/Moravian parishioners established a school for their children. ... 24460 Salyer Cemetery at Strickland Grove marker pending marker pending 9031 Sam Bass' Death Site W. Main Street at Round Rock Ave., Round Rock An uneducated Indiana orphan who drifted to Texas as a youth, Sam Bass won fame racing his swift "Denton Mare," gambling, and robbing trains. A rich ... 12306 San Gabriel Lodge No. 89, A. F. & A. M. 800 N. College St. Organized in 1851, three years after the creation of Williamson County, San Gabriel Lodge No. 89 was chartered in January 1852 with John T. Cox, ... 12307 San Gabriel Park E. of Austin Ave., N of San Gabriel River, in San Gabriel Park, Georgetown The land and springs around this site made it a favored camping site for local Indian tribes for centuries before the Spanish discovered it. Raids, ... 9336 Saul Cemetery 1 mile west of Norman's crossing on FM 1660, 5 miles southeast of Hutto on FM 1660 The Saul family settled along Brushy Creek in Williamson County about 1850. One brother, Charles Saul (b. 1818) bought this 640-acre tract in 1862. ... 13882 Shafer Saddlery 711 Main St On site of cabin used (1848) as first county courthouse. This frontier saddlery, erected 1870 of hand-cut limestone by John H. Shafer, had living ... 9337 Shiloh Baptist Church On building on FM 112/CR 15, 15 miles southeast of Taylor Founded Nov. 2, 1854, by 18 charter members. Services and revivals were often held under brush arbors at two early meeting sites (located 3 mi. NE ... 15934 Shiloh-McCutcheon Cemetery Take FM 1660 south from town for about 2 miles. Look for gravel road with gate on right. Turn on to gravel road go 1 mile through fields to cemetery. The community of Shiloh dates from 1848, when both Nelson Morey and Josiah Talor established stores in this area. Shiloh spread along the banks of ... 9033 Site of a Block House US 183, 1.5 mi. S of FM 2243, Leander Built by Texas Rangers under Captain John J. Tumlinson in 1836. Destroyed by Indians in 1837. This was the first white man's post in Williamson ... 12971 Site of Bartlett Colored School Bartlett, Arnold Drive, between Salt Lake and Cottrell Site of Bartlett Colored School The farming community of Bartlett was founded in 1882 when the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad reached the town, ... 12299 Site of Concord School 6 mi. N of Liberty Hill on CR 200 to CR 202. Marker reported damaged Dec. 2013. First settled in the 1850s, this area boasted a school named Clear Creek by 1857. Concord School was established in nearby Brizendine Mills in 1883. ... 12700 Site of Gano Community FM 441, S side 220 feet E of FM 486 Settlement in this area began in the 1870s. The Wilder family operated a cotton gin, grist mill, blacksmith shop and general store. Other pioneer ... 9293 Site of Loafer's Glory Apostolic Church SW corner CR 207 at CR 202, approx 6 mi. north of Seward Junction Loafer's Glory Apostolic Church was organized in 1908 after Wesleyan Holiness preacher George Sutton conducted a revival at Loafer's Glory School ... 12302 Site of Marshall-Carver High School in Blue Hole Park, near Rock St. and 2nd St. intersection The first school for African American students in Georgetown was established in the early 20th century. Called "The Colored School," the institution ... 12918 Site of Moravia School 4.2 mi. SE of Granger on CR 389 Site of Moravia School In the mid-nineteenth century, Moravian immigrants began moving into Central Texas, attracted by fertile soils and the hope ... 9309 Site of Neusser (Naizerville) 8 mi. E, FM 971 near CR 156 Moravian immigrant Johann Neusser came to Texas in 1872 and settled in Fayette County. In 1881, he and a number of fellow immigrants moved their ... 9310 Site of New Bern Church, School, and Cemetery CR 414 east of CR 421, approx. 5 miles northeast of Taylor off FM 619 Swiss and German immigrants who settled here in the early 1890s named their settlement for Bern, Switzerland. In 1892 the newly organized St. John ... 13529 Site of Stony Point School Old Settlers Park Stony Point School was established in Williamson County by 1891. Children living in the rural area attended the school, which served students from ... 9339 Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery In northwest corner of Round Rock Cemetery on W. Sam Bass Rd., Round Rock Near the gravesite of outlaw Sam Bass, one-half acre of Old Round Rock Cemetery was set aside for slave burials. Enclosed by cedar posts and barbed ... 15507 Sloan House SH 29, N side 300 feet E of CR 366 on private property Home built 1854 by David McCurdy Sloan (1827-1912) and wife, Mary Elizabeth Easley (1829-1890), who came to Texas from South Carolina. Finished lumber ... 13803 Smart-McCormick Home 4.5 mi. NW of Andice Smart-McCormick Home, 1855. Built by Bryce M. Smart (1816-1880), who had a grist mill, tannery, freight line. His children rescued newborn calves ... 13896 Southwestern University Southwestern University mall Mother of all Texas colleges and universities. Absorbed charters of Rutersville College, Fayette County (1840), and Wesleyan Male and Female College, ... 9342 Southwestern University Main Building 1000 E. University Ave. (SH 29), Georgetown Oldest structure on permanent campus. Planned 1895-97 as chapel, library, classrooms, offices, when the regent (president) was Dr. J. H. McLean (1838-1925); ... 9334 St. James Church corner of Davis and W 7th St First Episcopal services in Taylor were held 1878 by the Rev. E. Wickens, a missionary. Visitations were also made by the Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, ... 13860 St. John Lutheran Church 409 S. Main St St. John Lutheran Church dates to 1917, when area Lutherans joined with the Rev. Arthur E. Hartmann, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church (Taylor), ... 15064 St. John's Cemetery Georgetown This burial ground is located on the site where the first Swedish Methodist church in the Brushy Creek area was located. In the early 1870s, Swedish ... 13923 St. John's United Methodist Church 311 E University Ave As early as 1871, pioneer Swedish settlers near Union Hill (4 mi. S), also known as the Brushy area, were holding Methodist worship services in homes. ... 9335 St. Peters United Church of Christ Wathen and Broad Streets This congregation was organized in 1894 by German and Swiss immigrants. Originally known as St. Petri Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde (St. Peters ... 13881 Steele Store-Makemson Hotel Building 8th and Austin Ave Built about 1870 by M.E. Steele on the site of an early log hotel, this is one of Georgetown's oldest commercial structures. During Steele's ownership ... 12998 Stubblefield Building Main St. at Myrtle Erected in 1871, this structure of hand-cut native limestone is perhaps the oldest still standing in Liberty Hill. it was built by S.P. Stubblefield ...

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13897 W. C. Vaden House 711 E University Prominent local builder Charles S. Belford completed this home for Wesley Carrol Vaden and his wife Kate (Lockett) in 1908. Eclectic in design, the ... 9318 W. Y. Penn Home 1304 Elm St This house was erected in 1895 for William Y. Penn (1860-1951), a local merchant who also served as city alderman and mayor. Like several other Victorian ... 9367 Washington Bower 15 mi. SE of Taylor on FM 112 to CR 479 "Washington Bower" - built 1853, first frame house in this area. Site, an 1838 Republic of Texas land grant to Simon Miller, was inherited by Lucinda ... 9368 Webster Massacre west side of U.S. 183, south of Atkin St. 1 3/4 miles east to the graves of the victims of the Webster Massacre, which occurred August 27, 1839 when John Webster and a party of about thirty, ... 17839 Wedemeyer Hospital Site North side of W. 7th St., between Howard and Kimbro streets. Building razed Feb. 2018. Occupied 1915 by early prominent physician, Dr. G. A. Wedemeyer (Aug. 26, 1875 - Jan. 24, 1936), a native of Burton, Washington County, who came ... 12867 Weir Community Cemetery on County Road 120, about 1 mile south of the town of Weir, and 1.3 miles north of State Highway 29 Weir Community Cemetery John Breneke (1847-1927) came from Fayette County to purchase 365 acres of farmland here in 1875. Deed records show he set ... 23956 Welfare Workers Club marker pending marker pending 13895 Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church 508 W 4th This congregation was organized in 1869 by the Rev. Richard Robert Haywood, an early Texas missionary in the African Methodist Episcopal church. ... 14169 Wessels, T. F., Home on campus of First United Methodist Church 9315 William M. Owen House Complex 900 Chisholm Trail Rd The earliest structure in this complex is the one-story stone building, constructed about 1853. It originally housed a mercantile store and the first ... 9343 William O. Spencer Libery Hill Cemetery (old section), off SH 29, 2 miles west of Liberty Hill (September 2, 1810 - September 20, 1896) Illinois native William O. Spencer moved to Bastrop County, Texas, with his wife, Amy Wilcoxen, in 1847. ... 12310 Williams-Buck Cemetery 2.4 mi. SE of Liberty Hill on SH 29; 3 mi. N on US 183; 5.5 mi. W/NW on CR 207; 1.8 mi. W on CR 202 Legend surrounds the first years of this burial ground. Local oral history relates that among the earliest graves are those of a slave called Willie ... 9371 Williamson County Was at roadside park in Round Rock until it was closed. Marker reported in storage at TxDOT offices as of Sep. 2021. Map dot approximate. Formed from Milam County. Created March 12, 1848; organized August 7, 1848. Named in honor of Robert McAlpin Williamson, 1806-1859, pioneer editor, ... 13879 Williamson County Williamson County Courthouse, affixed to building at S entrance facing W. 8th St. Created March 13, 1848, and organized by a special committee approved by Gov. George T. Wood and the 2nd Legislature of the State of Texas, with ... 13880 Williamson County Courthouse Williamson County Courthouse, affixed to building at S entrance facing W. 8th St. Completed in 1911, this is the fifth courthouse to serve the citizens of Williamson County. It was designed by the Austin architectural firm of Charles ... 14481 Williamson County Jail 312 N. Main St. In continuous use since 1888. Native limestone. Cost $22,000. Replaced 1848 frame jail at grand jury request. Financed without a bond issue. French ... 13875 Williamson County Sun 709 Main St First published on May 19, 1877, the "Williamson County Sun" was founded by Jessie E. Cooper (1855-1944). In its first century of operation, the ... 15206 Wilson Spring Cemetery 2.8 miles north of Taylor on CR 369, then continue 0.9 miles west on CR 369 to cemetery gate Located on land originally granted to George Washington Glasscock, the Wilson Spring Cemetery was established by the family of John S. Wilson, who ... 13894 Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Burial Site FM 1431 near Brushy Creek In this vicinity is a prehistoric archeological site discovered in 1973 by a team of Texas Highway Department archeologists. Scientific excavations ...