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Granite for the State Capitol
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By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Granite for the State Capitol Marker | | |
Inscription. In the 1880s, the arrival of the railroad helped develop western Williamson County and contributed to the construction of a new state capitol. When quarried limestone proved deficient for the new statehouse, contractors chose granite from Burnet County outcroppings. The Austin and Northwestern Railroad, which ran through this area and established Brueggerhoff (Cedar Park) and Leander, extended to the Granite Mountain quarry site in 1885. More than 4,000 flatcars passed through here in 1886-87, carrying the large blocks of pink granite to Austin. Three dozen blocks that tumbled off the tracks were left in the creekbed, since the state obtained its building stone free of charge. The Texas State Capitol was completed in 1888.
Erected 2008 by the Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14310.)
Location. 30° 30.257′ N, 97° 47.084′ W. Marker is in Cedar Park, Texas, in Williamson County. Marker can be reached from Brushy Creek Road (County Road 174). Click for map. Can be accessed from park on Brushy Creek Road just west of Parmer Lane. Follow trail west under railroad bridge. Marker is in this post office area: Austin TX 78717, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies | | | | 
By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Granite for the State Capitol Marker | | |
. Champion Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cedar Park Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Pond Springs Cemetery (approx. 2.5 miles away); Cedar Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Burial Site (approx. 2.6 miles away); New Hope First Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Cypress School (approx. 4 miles away); Pond Springs Community and School (approx. 4.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cedar Park. |
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By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Granite for the State Capitol Marker | | View looking west. | | |
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By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Granite for the State Capitol Marker | | View looking east | | |
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By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Granite for the State Capitol | | Several massive granite blocks remain in Brushy Creek, the result of a train wreck, "undisturbed just as they fell in the late 1880's." | | |
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By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 6. Information Board | | Details construction of the capitol building. | | |
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By Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Information Board | | Detailing the Northwestern Railroad and granite quarry. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on December 27, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 228 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 27, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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