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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI8A_blacks-fort_Bertram-TX.html
Built as a defense against the Indians in 1851 by William Black (1815-1907) on land owned by him. In the stockade, constructed of cedar logs, sentries were kept on guard on moonlight nights. Guns and ammunition for public use were kept here. Aband…
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/HMI88_bertram-school_Bertram-TX.html
When Bertram was founded in 1882 along the Austin & Northwestern Railroad, one of the first structures erected was a combination school, Sunday School, and Masonic Lodge hall. Rudolph Bertram, Austin Railroad executive for whom the town was named,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI87_bertram_Bertram-TX.html
The town of Bertram was founded in 1882 when the Austin and Northwestern Railroad established a route through the area. The community was named for Rudolph Bertram, an Austin merchant who was instrumental in the development of the rail line. Many …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI86_brandt-badger-house_Marble-Falls-TX.html
Brandt Badger (1839-1920), a veteran of the Confederate Army, moved to Burnet from Gonzales in 1885, and in 1887, helped found Marble Falls. He built this house in 1888 of granite from nearby "Granite Mountain". The stones were cut from quarry rub…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7T_haden-edwards_Nacogdoches-TX.html
EmpresarioLeader of the Fredonian Rebellion, 1826-27Sent to the United States to raise funds for the Texas Revolution, 1836A leader in the development of a nation.Born in VirginiaAugust 12, 1771Died August 14, 1849
His wifeSusan Beall EdwardsBo…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7H_1910-post-office-building_Marble-Falls-TX.html
Established in 1884, the original Marble Falls Post Office was built south of the Colorado River. William P. Cochran, appointed postmaster in 1901, built this structure in 1910 and leased it to the U. S. Government for use as a post office. It con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7B_site-of-the-home-of-james-dill_Nacogdoches-TX.html
Born in Pennsylvania in 1770. Pioneer Indian trader. Recognized by the King of Spain as a public - spirited citizen. First Alcalde of Nacgodoches under the Mexican government in 1821.