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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIDJ_michels-drug-store_Marble-Falls-TX.html
Ernst Gustav Michel (1865-1930), a native of Germany, and his wife, Lillie Agnes, opened a drugstore at this site in 1891. After fire destroyed the first store in 1905, Michel built a 3-story edifice here. The first floor housed the drugstore and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICO_marble-falls-school-building_Marble-Falls-TX.html
Adam R. Johnson donated land at this site for construction of the present two-story granite building. Completed in 1891, it originally housed the Marble Falls Alliance University. Near Backbone Creek, east of this main building, a wooden boarding …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICN_marble-falls-factory-site_Marble-Falls-TX.html
The potential of water power on the Colorado River led town developer Gen. Adam R. Johnson and Farmers Alliance members to build a cotton mill on this site in the 1890s. The two-story stone factory, 300 ft. long and 100 ft. wide, was erected for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICM_marble-falls-depot_Marble-Falls-TX.html
The town of Marble Falls was laid out in 1887. Texas Mining & Improvement Co. deeded land for a depot to Austin & Northwestern Railroad. This building was erected in 1893 and then Southern Pacific Railroad bought the line and property. Area reside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICL_mahomet-sycamore-springs-community_Bertram-TX.html
Settlement in this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. Two early communities were Mahomet and Sycamore Springs, originally located 8 miles from each other. Pioneers of Mahomet were George Ater, William G. Hall, and Mr. Sanford, while Sycamor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICK_mahomet-cemetery_Bertram-TX.html
This cemetery, with interments dating back to the 1850s, became a community graveyard for the Sycamore Springs and Mahomet rural communities. In 1909 J. W. Williams and J. W. and Nellie Greer deeded the cemetery property to the community of Mahome…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICJ_magill-family-cemetery_Burnet-TX.html
Surrounded by a rock wall, the small pioneer family cemetery just west of this site is located on land that was once part of the William H. Magill homestead. Magill, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, moved his family to Burnet County in 1850…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICI_longhorn-caverns_Marble-Falls-TX.html
Rich in history and folklore. A young geologic formation, only a few million years old. Bones of elephant, bison, bear, deer, other animals have been found here. When white men came to area in 1840's, Indians knew the caverns; Rangers once found a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICH_longhorn-cavern-administration-building_Marble-Falls-TX.html
Longhorn Cavern opened as a state park in 1932. From 1934 to 1942, Company 854 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked here to explore and develop the cavern. Using hand labor and native materials, the CCC workers built this structure in a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIC6_lake-victor-lodge-no-1011-a-f-a-m_Burnet-TX.html
Sponsored by the nearby Robert E. Lee Lodge, Lake Victor Lodge No. 1011, A. F. & A. M. was formally established in December 1909 during the 73rd Annual Grand Communications of the Grand Lodge of Texas. The first meeting of the Lake Victor Lodge to…
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