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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIG3_the-tobey-community-cemetery_Marble-Falls-TX.html
The Nat Tobey family moved from Indiana to northeast Burnet County in the 1850s. Sons Avery and Samuel bought land here in Backbone Valley in 1868. At the death of N. W. Tobey, aged 12, this cemetery was opened in 1872. A church and school stood n…
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George C. and Elizabeth Roper constructed this double-galleried hotel building about 1888. In the growing town of Marble Falls, The Roper Hotel became a popular stop for visiting businessmen and dignitaries. It was purchased by W. F. Smith in 1926…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIF0_governor-o-m-roberts-house_Marble-Falls-TX.html
President of the 1861 Secession Convention and a Confederate officer, Oran M. Robert (1815-1898) served as governor of Texas from 1879 to 1883. After leaving office, he became a law professor at the University of Texas. He built this cottage at Th…
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/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/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…
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