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Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound

Dripping Springs, Hays County

Marker Text

Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound and Wife Sarah Dunbiben Ward. First log rooms built 1853 with slave labor. Square nails, hand-hewn timbers and lumber were used in construction. Circuit riders stopped here, conducted Methodist worship services. The sick and wounded, rich or poor, came to this home as to a hospital. Dr. Pound, U.S. Army private in Mexican War, was a Confederate surgeon in the Civil War. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from US 290 take RR 12 N approx. .5 mi. to Founders Park entrance; follow park road approx. 1 mile
Marker # 10313
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code houses, residential buildings; cabins, log houses; Civil War; medical topics and health professionals
Latitude, Longitude 30.199327, -98.080456

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