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

Blanco County Trail Drives

Photographed by Richard Denney, September 5, 2010

1. Blanco County Trail Drives Marker

Inscription. From this headquarters site in the 1870s, the brothers J. T. and Sam Ealy Johnson started thousands of cattle up trails to Kansas and other shipping or market points. To the west, at Williamson's Creek, and at Deer Creek (southeast) the Johnsons had gathering and processing pens. They had largest individual trail driving outfit in Blanco and six nearby counties, sending north several herds of 2,500 to 3,000 each season. Sam Ealy, the younger Johnson brother, is known to history as grandfather of 36th president of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson. (1969)

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5550.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #36 Lyndon B. Johnson series list.

Location. 30° 16.565′ N, 98° 25.052′ W. Marker is in Johnson City, Texas, in Blanco County. It is on U.S. 290. Located on US 290 west, in front of Johnson Ranch Headquarters (Avenue N and Main Street, western edge of Johnson City). 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roots of a Frontier President (a few steps from this marker); Frontier Legacy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Johnson Settlement (about 600 feet away); The Johnson Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Resting Place of a Founder (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Polk Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sam Ealy Johnson, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Land Transformed (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnson City.

Photographed by Richard Denney, September 5, 2010

2. Blanco County Trail Drives Marker

View of marker in context, just outside the entrace to the park.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2010, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,180 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2010, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.