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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIAZ_hoovers-valley-cemetery_Burnet-TX.html
Established in 1850 by the Rev. Isaac Hoover, of local Methodist Protestant church. He came from Tennessee; soon initiated services in nearby oak grove. Oldest stone dates from about 1850. Another grave is of Whitlock family, killed by Indians. Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIAY_holland-springs_Burnet-TX.html
Indians had probably visited these clear, cool springs for centuries when, in 1847, Henry E. McCulloch established a Ranger camp here, on Hamilton Creek. A year later, Samuel E. Holland (1826-1917), a Georgian, decided while visiting the camp that…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9V_the-galloway-house_Burnet-TX.html
The original part of this house was built in 1856. The adobe and rock residence, owned by Maj. Hugh H. Calvert, also served as an inn. Local landowner Enoch Brooks bought the home in 1885 and made major additions to the structure. Significant chan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9O_dobyville-cemetery_Burnet-TX.html
The Dobyville Cemetery is the last visible remnant of the community of Dobyville. Settled in the 1850s, and named for the town's location on a white adobe rock hill. The cemetery contains more than 230 marked graves, between 60 and 70 graves are u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9J_old-cook-home_Burnet-TX.html
Built 1873 in Victorian style, with large bay window, solid walnut staircase, three fireplaces; was remodeled but retains original floor plan. House was bought 1890 by Judge J. G. Cook, a noted lawyer, and remained in Cook family several generations.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI94_burnet-county-jail_Burnet-TX.html
Built 1884 of hand-hewn rock. Has apartment for sheriff, who is also jailer. On second floor the county library was founded.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI8F_the-burnet-bulletin_Burnet-TX.html
Established in the early 1870s, this weekly newspaper has been in continuous operation for more than one hundred years. The first editor on record was George Whitaker, who served in that position until 1874. In 1898, the paper was sold to L. C. an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI89_bethel-cemetery_Burnet-TX.html
The Rev. Richard Howard (1817-1882) moved to this area of Burnet County in 1855. The frontier settlement he joined would later be known as the Bethel community. In 1874 he deeded two acres at this site for community use. The first recorded burial …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7J_the-badger-building_Burnet-TX.html
Completed about 1883, this two-story limestone structure is representative of other commercial buildings located on the Courthouse Square in the 1880s. It was built for local financier Dr. W. H. Westfall and Captain Brandt Badger (b. 1839), a nati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7I_airy-mount-barn_Burnet-TX.html
Kentucky native Adam Rankin Johnson (1834-1922) came to Texas in 1854. After attaining the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate Army, Johnson later settled in Burnet County where he was active in business and civic affairs. In 1882 he dona…