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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIB4_joppa-community_Bertram-TX.html
Some of the first settlers in this farming and ranching community were the William Alexander Faires family in 1874 and the Martin Luther Ater family the next year. The settlement was called "Pool Branch" for a nearby pool formed by a waterfall. In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIB2_general-adam-r-johnson_Burnet-TX.html
Home County of Texas ConfederateGeneral Adam R. JohnsonJoined C. S. Army 1861. Cavalry scout with Gen. Nathan B. Forest 1861-62. Commanded Partisan Rangers 1862-64 executing daring exploits behind enemy lines in Kentucky area. Took Newburgh, India…
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/HMIAX_hoag-faubion-fuchs-house_Marble-Falls-TX.html
William H. Hoag, an electrical engineer from New York City, and his wife Beatrice built this house in 1910. The Hoags sold the house to local farmer and rancher Sam Faubion in 1914. Faubion rented the home to rancher, farmer, piano tuner, and Burn…
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…