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Granite Mountain

Marble Falls, Burnet County

Marker Text

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 in 1885-1888 at a cost of three million acres of state land.

Marker Details

Address US 281
Location Description West side pullout between FM 2147 and La Ventana Drive. Bronze text plate and bronze seal reported missing.
Marker # 13357
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial highway marker
Code mountains and mountain passes
Latitude, Longitude 30.560908, -98.276386

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