Oak Hill

Oak Hill (HMHE6)

Location: Austin, TX 78735 Travis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 14.059', W 97° 52.126'

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First settlers arrived in area in 1840s. The community founded here in 1856 was called Live Oak Springs; in 1865 it was renamed Shiloh. Later schools known as Live Oak and Oatmanville gave names temporarily to the settlement. It has been known as Oak Hill since 1900.

Limestone quarries were opened, 1882, to supply stone for capitol building in Austin. By 1886, ten carloads of stone were shipped daily over railroad which joined quarries with capitol grounds. It is estimated that one-third of capitol's walls are line with limestone from Oak Hill quarries.
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HM NumberHMHE6
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Marker Number12695
Year Placed1969
Placed ByThe State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 3:35pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 608851 N 3345291
Decimal Degrees30.23431667, -97.86876667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 14.059', W 97° 52.126'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 14' 3.54" N, 97° 52' 7.56" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6763 W Hwy 290, Austin TX 78735, US
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