San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sink Springs

Photographed by James Hulse, October 14, 2022

1. Sink Springs Marker

Inscription. An important element in the development of San Marcos, the Sink Springs are a part of a system of springs in the area which feed the San Marcos river. The flow of the springs is forced by artesian pressure through the San Marcos fault. Since the late 19th century the Sink Springs, located on land once owned by Republic of Texas pioneers Thomas Jefferson Chambers and Edward Burleson, have provided water for a variety of purposes, including residential use, the irrigation of commercial farms, and the operation of a woolen mill and a dairy.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10328.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 29° 54.056′ N, 97° 55.222′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is at the intersection of Spring Road and Gordon Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Road. The marker is located along the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 145 Spring Road, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riverhead Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Old Lime Kiln

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); San Marcos Springs (approx. 0.7 miles away); Texas Water Safari (approx. ¾ mile away); Hays County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Post San Marcos (approx. 0.8 miles away); San Marcos Mill Tract (approx. 1.2 miles away); Spring Lake Dam (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.

Also see . . . San Marcos River. Texas State Historical Association

The San Marcos River rises at Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Hays County (at 29°56' N, 97°55' W). The Blanco River joins the San Marcos four miles downriver from the springs. The San Marcos flows southeast for seventy-five miles, forming the boundary between Guadalupe and Caldwell counties and part of the boundary between Gonzales and Caldwell counties, before reaching its mouth on the Guadalupe River, two miles west of Gonzales (at 29°29' N, 97°28' W). The history of the river's name is complicated. In 1689 members of Alonso De León's expedition gave the name San Marcos to the first considerable river east of the Guadalupe, which scholars now believe to have been either the Colorado River
Photographed by James Hulse, October 14, 2022

2. The view of the Sink Springs Marker from the street
or the Navidad River. Later Spanish explorers applied the name San Marcos to the first considerable river beyond the Guadalupe to the north and west-that is, to the present San Marcos River.

(Submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.