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Aston-Landers Building

Granbury, Hood County

Marker Text

Erected 1893 as a saloon by Andy Aston and George Landers; of native stone, with patented iron front. Here occurred a 1901 duel that badly injured a non-participating horseman on the square. Crusader Carrie Nation visited Granbury in 1905, and in 1906 voters outlawed liquor. Afterward Aston had his buggy and harness shop in the building, employing fine leather craftsmen Charlie Maxwell and Wilkes McCuen. Later the building housed shops of many kinds.

Marker Details

Address 113 Bridge St.
Location Description
Marker # 222
Dedicated 1974
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code saloons; commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles
Latitude, Longitude 32.442754, -97.786893

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