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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BB_j-a-mcdougle-home_Georgetown-TX.html
One of the many fine structures erected by C. S. Belford Lumber Co., this house was built in 1895 for grocer J. A. McDougle (d. 1939). the Victorian styling included ornate stained glass windows. The home was bought in 1901 by John R. Allen and in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BA_iota-chapter_Georgetown-TX.html
The Iota Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity was chartered at Southwestern University on October 12, 1886. Iota became an official chapter on October 15, 1886, following the initiations of Iverson B. Lane, Jesse C. Baker, Jasper B. Gibbs, and Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AE_immanuel-lutheran-church_Taylor-TX.html
German immigrants began settling in the new railroad town of Taylor in the 1880s. Lutheran worship services were held as early as 1885, and the Rev. I. J. Glatzle and fourteen families formally organized this congregation in 1888. The Rev. Gus Szi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A8_hutto-evangelical-lutheran-church_Hutto-TX.html
Lutheran church services in Hutto can be traced to 1890, when ministers M. Noyd and Gustav Berglund of the Palm Valley Lutheran Church at Brushy (now Round Rock) conducted occasional services for the area's rapidly growing Swedish population. In 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6_hutto-cemetery_Taylor-TX.html
T.A. Boatright buried a family child and her husband, E.B., here in the late 1880s when the site was known as Elmwood Cemetery. In 1889, she bought land here from C.P. and Julia Crews. Several graves already existed in addition to those of her fam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29T_hutto_Hutto-TX.html
Located near Shiloh, one of the earliest villages in Williamson County, this area was settled in 1855 by J. E. Hutto (1824-1914) and Adam Orgain, a former slave. Hutto sold land for this townsite to the International & Great Northern Railroad in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29S_howard-bland-sr_Taylor-TX.html
Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Howard Bland, Sr., came to Texas in 1878 and began raising sheep on his homestead near this site. An annual sheep shearing contest evolved into a community fair, and Bland donated land for the annual event. His other busi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM298_hopewell-cemetery_Liberty-Hill-TX.html
Pioneers who settled here in the 1840s and established the town of Hopewell faced many hardships, including Indian raids. Wofford and Mary Johnson and their daughter were killed by Comanches nearby in 1863. They were buried at this site near the g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM296_heinatz-homestead_Liberty-Hill-TX.html
Built in fall of 1850, along with adjoining store and post office, all of native stone, by John Frederick Heinatz (1822-91), a settler from Germany. He was for many years postmaster of Bagdad, a public school trustee, superintendent of Sunday Scho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM288_harrell-stone-house_Georgetown-TX.html
Built about 1895 for lumberman Henry W. Harrell, this Victorian house resembles others erected in this neighborhood by the C. S. Belford Lumber Co. It was sold in 1907 to storekeeper W. F. Magee. In 1937 the structure was purchased by Judge Samuel…