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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24BL_the-lorenzo-de-zavala-state-archives-and-library-building_Austin-TX.html
This library and archives opened in 1961 to house and protect Texas' priceless historical treasures and to support and improve library services in the state. Noted Texas authors, including James Michener, Walter Prescott Webb, and Jack "Jaxon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM245R_general-land-office-building-of-1856-57_Austin-TX.html
The General Land Office building, constructed in the 1850s, housed the agency responsible for administering the state's vast landholdings. Designed by German architect and Land Office draftsman Christoph Conrad Stremme, it is the oldest surviving …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM220L_native-americans-at-bull-creek_Austin-TX.html
Archeological investigations of the Bull Creek area show utilization by humans stretching back at least 9,000 years. The canyons of Bull Creek offered the criteria of favored campsites on the Edwards Plateau: shelter in or near pecan groves (pecan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM220K_walden-mill-at-bull-creek_Austin-TX.html
Before electricity, flowing water was a prime source of energy to run mills for sawing lumber and grinding grains. The Mormons are credited with construction, in 1846, of one of Travis County's first mills on Bull Creek. That mill was created afte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Z1_u-s-events-of-world-war-ii-a-war-memorial_Austin-TX.html
1941Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7. 1942Battle of Coral Sea-May 7 Battle of Midway-June 4 US offensive at Guadalcanal-August 7 Papua New Guinea Campaign-September 15 Operation Torch North Africa-November 8 1943North Africa War ends-May 13 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Z0_military-order-of-the-purple-heart-monument-a-war-memorial_Austin-TX.html
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars. Combat Veterans Wounded-1782 Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932. My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21YZ_gold-star-mothers-of-texas-monument-a-war-memorial_Austin-TX.html
Dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers of Texas. Their sons and daughters gave their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. On June 4, 1928 out of tragedy we were formed, out of love we continue.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WY1_malcolm-and-margaret-badger-reed-estate-historical_Austin-TX.html
Central Texas native Malcolm Reed followed his father into business and ultimately became a leading cotton exporter. He wed Margaret "Maggie" Badger of Marble Falls in 1898, and in 1908, they moved to Austin. In 1929, they moved into the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WVQ_penn-and-nellie-wooldridge-house-historical_Austin-TX.html
In 1913, Nellie Wylie Holden (1863-1944) build a home here. Tradition holds that her children helped noted architect Hugo F. Kuehne design the Georgian Revival house. Holden, an Austin philanthropist, worked in many civic and charitable organizati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WQP_hezikiah-haskell-house-historical_Austin-TX.html
The community of Clarksville is an early freedman's community that was established after the Civil War. Freed slave Charles Clark founded the community in 1871 as a place where former slaves could reunite with their family members, direct their ow…
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