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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGVZ_site-of-marshall-carver-high-school_Georgetown-TX.html
The first school for African American students in Georgetown was established in the early 20th century. Called "The Colored School," the institution served grades 1 through 8 and provided the only local educational opportunities for African Americ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGTG_southwestern-university_Georgetown-TX.html
Mother of all Texas colleges and universities. Absorbed charters of Rutersville College, Fayette County (1840), and Wesleyan Male and Female College, San Augustine (1844), chartered by the Republic of Texas; McKenzie College, Clarksville (1848), a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGTE_williamson-county-sun_Georgetown-TX.html
First published on May 19, 1877, the "Williamson County Sun" was founded by Jessie E. Cooper (1855-1944). In its first century of operation, the "Sun" initiated numerous civic projects, such as the building of the first railroad in Georgetown, Wes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGRP_zion-lutheran-church_Georgetown-TX.html
Zion Lutheran Church of Concordia was established in 1882 as a place of worship for immigrants of German-Wendish descent. The Wends are a Slavic people from the German area of Lusatia, near the border with the Czech Republic and Poland. Settlers i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGQO_san-gabriel-park_Georgetown-TX.html
The land and springs around this site made it a favored camping site for local Indian tribes for centuries before the Spanish discovered it. Raids, drought and conflict led the Spanish to abandon the area in 1756. The Mexican state of Coahuila and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGQK_texan-santa-fe-expedition_Georgetown-TX.html
A dramatic chapter in administration (1838-1841) of Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar. Aware of United State - Mexico commerce crossing Texas by the Santa Fe Trail near the Canadian River, President Lamar sought similar trade advantage…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGPR_pennington-family-cemetery_Georgetown-TX.html
Born in Fannin County, Texas, during the Republic of Texas period, John Parker Pennington (1840-1904), lived as a young man in Arizona territory. As a member of one of the first families to settle in the territory he survived several deadly encoun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGMZ_shafer-saddlery_Georgetown-TX.html
On site of cabin used (1848) as first county courthouse.
This frontier saddler, erected 1870 of hand-cut limestone by John H. Shafer, had living quarters upstairs.
Since 1872 occupants have been attorneys, a newspaper, and many other tenants.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGMJ_williamson-county-courthouse_Georgetown-TX.html
Completed in 1911, this is the fifth courthouse to serve the citizens of Williamson County. It was designed by the Austin architectural firm of Charles H. Page & Bro. Although some of the building's detailing was removed in the 1960s, it remains a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGMI_jessie-daniel-ames_Georgetown-TX.html
(1883-1972) A native of Palestine, Texas, Jessie Daniel came to Georgetown in 1893. She graduated from Southwestern University in 1902. In 1904 she moved to Laredo, where she married Roger Post Ames (d. 1914), and Army surgeon. They were the paren…