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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM296M_first-baptist-church-georgetown_Georgetown-TX.html
In the early years of Georgetown, Baptist preachers, including Reverend George W. Baines, conducted worship services in people's homes. Because of the booming population, there was a need for the Baptists to have a place of worship. The First Bapt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QY_cedar-chopping-in-central-texas_Austin-TX.html
Soon after Texas became a republic in 1836, the government divided land in this area for settlement. Ample timber, fresh water sources and wildlife attracted many to establish communities along Brushy Creek. The Legislature organized these settlem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QQ_round-rock_Round-Rock-TX.html
Permanent settlement began in this area in the late 1830s. By 1848, former Austin Mayor Jacob Harrell moved here, selling town lots near the Stagecoach Road crossing at Brushy Creek. A post office named "Brushy Creek" opened in 1851 in T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QZL_connell-cemetery_Liberty-Hill-TX.html
Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. For his efforts, Sampson received a land grant in Washington County. He mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OG0_negro-fine-arts-school_Georgetown-TX.html
Twenty years before the integration of the Georgetown public school district, a progressive music professor and her three students embarked on a program to explore a new musical teaching theory and give African American children a chance to learn …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LPV_ku-klux-klan-trials_Georgetown-TX.html
In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a nationwide organization that openly preached white supremacy and hatred for blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants. In Texas, Klan membership peaked in 1923 with upwards of 150,000 members. Klansmen infl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J13_jarrell_Jarrell-TX.html
During the early 1900s, plans were made for the construction of the Bartlett and Western Railway to run from Bartlett to Florence. The line was to serve as a feeder to the MK&T (Katy) Railroad, which passed daily through Bartlett. Temple real esta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H8W_william-o-spencer_Liberty-Hill-TX.html
Illinois native William O. Spencer moved to Bastrop County, Texas, with his wife, Amy Wilcoxen, in 1847. In 1853, Amy died and Spencer settled on the frontier in Williamson County. He named the Liberty Hill post office he had persuaded U.S. Senato…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H7Z_john-g-matthews_Liberty-Hill-TX.html
Tennessee native John Giles Matthews came to Texas with his parents in 1839 and settled in the new town of Austin. A Ranger for the Republic of Texas, Matthews served in the Mexican War and the Civil War before moving to Williamson County in 1870.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EIP_robert-jones-rivers_Georgetown-TX.html
Pioneer, patriot, lawyer, and orator. Born in Virginia in 1806. Died in Georgetown December 14, 1854.
His eloquence protected the helpless; his wit charmed all.