Hye in Blanco County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Hye Post Office
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 5, 2022
1. Hye Post Office Marker
Named for Hiram ("Hye") Brown, founder of store, in 1880. Post office established 1886. Present store with Bavarian metalwork built in 1904. Owned by Deike family since 1923. At age four, Lyndon B. Johnson, future U.S. President, mailed a letter here- a postal customer for first time in his life. Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien was sworn into cabinet of President Johnson at this post office in 1965.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Erected 1966 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2607.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.
Location. 30° 14.552′ N, 98° 34.21′ W. Marker is in Hye, Texas, in Blanco County. It is on State Highway 290 near Hye Albert Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10261 W Hwy 290, Hye TX 78635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brown Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Junction School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Education for All (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Reconstructed Birthplace (approx. 2.4 miles away); A River Runs Through (approx. 2.4 miles away); A More Perfect Society (approx. 2.4 miles away); "Mr. Jelly Bean" (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of the Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln (approx. 2.4 miles away).
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 5, 2022
2. Hye Post Office and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2022, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2022, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
