Johnson City in Blanco County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Johnson Settlement

Photographed by James Hulse, August 18, 2023

1. Johnson Settlement Marker

Inscription.
The landscape around you reflects more than 100 years of agricultural use.

The Bruckner Barn
The stone barn to your right was built in 1884 by John Bruckner, patriarch of the family that lived on this site for more than 80 years. In 1972 the National Park Service acquired the Bruckner property with the help of funds donated by Lyndon B. Johnson.

The James Polk Johnson Barn
To your left is the James Polk Johnson barn. J.P. Johnson (President Johnson's second cousin) owned this farm from 1872 - 1882, during the waning days of the open-range cattle industry. He later founded the town of Johnson City on land that had once been his ranch.

Stubbs Cooler House
Used to store vegetables and other perishables, this building was built by yet another Johnson relative, N.T. Stubbs. The adjacent windmill and water tank were common to every hill country farm. In the days before electricity, wind power pumped water from wells.

Captions
Upper Right: Roy Stubbs at his plow in the 1920s. Bottom: the Bruckners in the early 1900s.

Erected by Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed

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in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 30° 16.468′ N, 98° 25.044′ W. Marker is in Johnson City, Texas, in Blanco County. It is on North Avenue North. The marker is located at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in the western section at the Johnson Settlement. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Johnson City TX 78636, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in 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 Anglosphere.

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

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Johnson Cabin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frontier Legacy (about 400 feet away); Sam Ealy Johnson, Sr. (about 500 feet away); Roots of a Frontier President (about 600 feet away); Blanco County Trail Drives (about 600 feet away); A Land Transformed (about 700 feet away); Resting Place of a Founder (approx. ¼ mile away); James Polk Johnson (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnson City.

Also see . . . The Johnson Settlement. National Park Service Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park website entry (Submitted on November 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Bruckner Barn and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 18, 2023

2. The Bruckner Barn and Marker

The James Polk Johnson Barn on the left and the Stubbs Cooler House on the right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 18, 2023

3. The James Polk Johnson Barn on the left and the Stubbs Cooler House on the right

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.