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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Travis County, Texas

 
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Adjacent to Travis County, Texas
    Bastrop County (35)
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    Burnet County (74)
    Caldwell County (21)
    Hays County (57)
    Williamson County (232)
 
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301Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6448 — The Johnson Home
Erected 1858 by Chas. Johnson, near the Wm. McGill Ford on the Colorado River. Built by fellow Swedes, of native stone from his own quarry and lime kiln. Walls are 18 inches thick. A stone-paved breezeway joined the two wings of the building. . . . — Map (db m25703) HM
302Texas (Travis County), Austin — The Johnson Smokehouse
On Heights Drive near South Capital of Texas Highway (Texas Highway 360), on the right when traveling west.
Charles Johnson was a native of Sweden who settled in Austin in 1854. In 1858 he built his main residence near Deep Eddy along the Colorado River, which presently is the American Legion. The Johnson Ranch, consisting of 124 acres, was procured in . . . — Map (db m66440) HM
303Texas (Travis County), Austin — The LBJ Plaza
Near Red River Street 0.1 miles north of Clyde Littlefield Drive.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) and opened in the spring of 1971. The design featured the monumental library building clad in Roman travertine and an expansive plaza . . . — Map (db m35834) HM
304Texas (Travis County), Austin — The Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building
On Brazos Street south of East 13th Street, on the left when traveling south.
This library and archives opened in 1961 to house and protect Texas’ priceless historical treasures and to support and improve library services in the state. Noted Texas authors, including James Michener, Walter Prescott Webb, and Jack . . . — Map (db m112212) HM
305Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15021 — The Old Zimmerman Home
On Payton Gin Road, on the right when traveling west.
Edward E. Zimmerman came to Texas, 1844, from Germany; settled here, 1854, with wife Regina Reinhard. They had 5 children. Zimmerman built this early Texas farmhouse, 1861, of hand-hewn cream colored rock from nearby hills; lumber from Bull Creek . . . — Map (db m139263) HM
306Texas (Travis County), Austin — The Original Skyline Club Sign
Near South Congress Avenue at Sheraton Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1947, C.J. Stark opened the original Skyline Club in North Austin. For the better part of a half a century this neon giant heralded the likes of Patsy Cline, Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Hank Thompson, Lefty Frizzell, The Geezinslaws, and . . . — Map (db m68814) HM
307Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15473 — The Radkey House
A typical post-Civil War Austin dwelling, built about 1870 two blocks from the State Capitol for merchant and metalsmith Bernard Radkey (1846-83) and his wife, Mary Cummings Radkey (1851-96). Structure is of cypress wood. Radkey served as a city . . . — Map (db m26342) HM
308Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14361 — The Shipe House
Monroe Martin Shipe (b. 1847) had this residence built in 1892 in Austin’s Hyde Park, a suburb which he developed on the site of the old state fairgrounds. A man of broad vision, Shipe brought innovative changes to the city’s form of government, its . . . — Map (db m26531) HM
309Texas (Travis County), Austin — The Texas Capitol
Near 11th Street east of Congress Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Austin became the capital of Texas Jan. 19, 1840, and this hill was platted as Capitol Square. A modest statehouse built here in the 1850s soon developed structural flaws. The Constitutional Convention of 1876 set aside about 3,000,000 acres . . . — Map (db m25667) HM
310Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6460 — The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters
Dedicated to the pursuit of education and humanitarian programs, the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs was founded in 1897. The goal of a permanent state headquarters was realized with the construction of this building in the early 1930s. Designed . . . — Map (db m25710) HM
311Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6415 — The William Green Hill House
On Blanco Street near West 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Tennessean William Hickman Hill settled in Austin in the 1850s. He and his family became cultural and civic leaders. A grandson, William Green Hill (1853-1903), and his wife Ella Ione (Sanders) had this house built in 1890, angling it to catch . . . — Map (db m119539) HM
312Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15026 — The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas
On Congress Avenue at W 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress Avenue.
Legal efforts to enfranchise women in Texas can be traced to 1868, when Rep. T.H. Mundine of Burleson introduced a Woman Suffrage Bill in the State Legislature. In the following five decades Texas women formed suffrage organizations to lobby for . . . — Map (db m25684) HM
313Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6426 — Third Site For Travis County Government
On West 11th Street at Guadalupe Street, on the right when traveling south on West 11th Street.
Courthouse built here in 1930, 91st year of Travis County, which in early Texas was in municipality of Mina (later Bastrop) or Travis District, named for Wm. B. Travis, commander at the Alamo. Site of present-day Austin was chosen in 1839 (4th year . . . — Map (db m26691) HM
314Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14277 — Thomas Jones Hardeman
Near Navasota Street.
(front) Born in Tennessee January 31, 1788 Died in Bastrop County, Texas January 11, 1854. His wife Eliza De Witt Hardeman Born Sept. 17, 1809 Died Feb. 8, 1863. (back) Member Second Congress Republic of Texas; . . . — Map (db m25650) HM
315Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15273 — Thomas Pliney Plaster
Who manned one of the Twin Sisters Cannon at the Battle of San Jacinto and was a veteran of the Mexican War, 1847. Born in Tennessee June 6, 1804. Died March 27, 1861. — Map (db m26236) HM
316Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14898 — Thompson Home
Painting contractor John W. Thompson married Jennie L. Metz in 1877. They built this home in the Robertson Hill development, a fashionable neighborhood of the day. The simple Victorian residence has an unusual porch railing and decorative trim. The . . . — Map (db m25679) HM
317Texas (Travis County), Austin — 12248 — Tillotson College
Near Chicon Street at East 9th Street.
Founded in 1875 by the Rev. George J. Tillotson with the support of the American Missionary Association and congregational churches, Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute was chartered in 1877. Building on a foundation already set in Austin by . . . — Map (db m26647) HM
318Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14935 — TMI Castle
Founded in 1868 in Bastrop, the Texas Military Institute moved to Austin in 1870. The same year, this Victorian “Castle” was built to serve as headquarters for the young men’s preparatory school. Prominently sited on top of a hill in . . . — Map (db m155951) HM
319Texas (Travis County), Austin — Town Lake Park Alliance
On Riverside Drive 0.2 miles east of South Lamar Boulevard (Loop State Highway 343), on the right when traveling east.
In 1984, a small group of residents from modest nearby neighborhoods banded together forming the Town Lake Park Alliance (TLPA) to preserve this city-owned waterfront for public benefit. TLPA emerged in response to a proposal to construct a . . . — Map (db m134014) HM
320Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6447 — Travis County
On Veterans Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Named in honor of William Barret Travis. Born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, August 1, 1809. Came to Texas in 1831. Commander at the Alamo where he was killed March 6, 1836. Austin, the county seat, selected as the Capital of the Republic . . . — Map (db m26686) HM
321Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15263 — Tyler Rose
Near Congress Avenue at East 11th Street.
The Tyler rose developed from a “native” rose planted by Cherokee Indians to mark tribal trails in the early 1800’s. The rose developed a hardy root system now grafted to create classic hybrids. These roses are shipped by Tyler . . . — Map (db m26694) HM
322Texas (Travis County), Austin — U.S. Events of World War II
On Texas 165.
1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7. 1942 Battle of Coral Sea-May 7 Battle of Midway-June 4 US offensive at Guadalcanal-August 7 Papua New Guinea Campaign-September 15 Operation Torch North Africa-November 8 1943 North . . . — Map (db m108578) WM
323Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15883 — University Interscholastic League
On Manor Road near Leona Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1910, the president of the University of Texas at Austin instructed the extension department to organize an academic league for secondary schools to promote educational outreach in the state. At the December 1910 Texas State Teachers Association . . . — Map (db m42889) HM
324Texas (Travis County), Austin — UT Tower Shooting Memorial
On University Avenue at Inner Campus Drive, on the right when traveling south on University Avenue.
Interfecti August 1, 1966 Thomas Aquinas Ashton Dr. Robert H. Boyer Thomas Frederick Eckman Mark Jerome Gabour Karen Joan Griffith David H. Gunby Thomas Ray Karr Marguerite Gabour Lamport Claudia Rutt Roy Dell Schmidt Paul . . . — Map (db m133996)
325Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15520 — Victory Grill
On East 11th Street near Waller Street, on the left when traveling east.
During World War II, segregation prevented African American servicemen from enjoying most civilian restaurants and recreational facilities. In an effort to address this issue, Austin civic leaders urged the city, through its “Negro War . . . — Map (db m149465) HM
326Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6421 — Wahrenberger House
Charles Klein bought house from F. Huster, 1868. Leased it to German-American Ladies College (1873-90). Texas German and English Academy (1880-81) and deeded it, 1882, to daughter, Caroline (1834-19), widow of John Wahrenberger (1812-64). Early . . . — Map (db m25698) HM
327Texas (Travis County), Austin — Walden Mill at Bull Creek
Near Winding Ridge Boulevard 0.2 miles west of North Capital of Texas Highway (State Highway 360), on the right when traveling south.
Before electricity, flowing water was a prime source of energy to run mills for sawing lumber and grinding grains. The Mormons are credited with construction, in 1846, of one of Travis County's first mills on Bull Creek. That mill was created after . . . — Map (db m108843) HM
328Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15435 — Walnut Creek Baptist Church
Near North Lamar Boulevard (State Highway 275) 0.2 miles south of Dillingham Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Organized in Burdett schoolhouse in 1856 with 10 members. First pastor was the Rev. R.B. Burleson. Stone for the original structure was quarried locally. Lumber was hauled by ox-wagons from Bastrop. In early days, building served as . . . — Map (db m57564) HM
329Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14486 — Walter and Mae Simms House
On Mariposa Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Austin architect Roger Q. Small designed this unique 1935 home for Walter and Mae (Moore) Simms, who established Simms Fish Market in 1915 and delivered Gulf Coast seafood to hotels and restaurants throughout central Texas for nearly forty years. . . . — Map (db m29519) HM
330Texas (Travis County), Austin — 13775 — Walter Tips House
On Congress Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This two-story Victorian house was built in 1876 for the family of Walter Tips (1841-1911), a prosperous hardware merchant. A native of Germany and Confederate veteran, Tips served in the state senate, 1893-96. The home was remodeled in 1909 to its . . . — Map (db m26648) HM
331Texas (Travis County), Austin — 12250 — Waters Park
On Waters Park Road 0.2 miles south of Adelphi Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Waters Park was a multi-ethnic community located north of Austin in the 19th century. The Austin & Northwestern Railroad, which built a line through here to transport granite for construction of the state capitol, built a recreational park in Waters . . . — Map (db m70924) HM
332Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14592 — Wells-LaRue House
On Avenue F, on the right when traveling south.
Built about 1850 by famed pioneer architect Abner Cook, for Waymen Wells, who lived 10 miles north, but needed town house for business and pleasure trips. His grandchildren, the LaRues, moved in to attend school sessions. Third generation now lives . . . — Map (db m26729) HM
333Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14096 — Wesley United Methodist Church
On San Bernard Street, on the right when traveling south.
This congregation was established at the end of the Civil War for freedmen of the Austin area. It was begun through the efforts of the Rev. Joseph Welch, a white Methodist missionary, and the Rev. Isaac Wright, a black minister of the Methodist . . . — Map (db m26763) HM
334Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6458 — West Hill
Near West Avenue.
Tradition says architect Abner Cook built this house for Reuben and Mary Runner, about 1855. Some later owners were F.W. Chandler and H.E. Shelley, lawyers, 1863-1909; the May Thompson family, 1917-69. Originally the house faced east, pre-empting . . . — Map (db m26764) HM
335Texas (Travis County), Austin — 14858 — West-Bremond Cottage
Built as servants’ quarters about 1872, this “Shotgun” house stood at 604 San Antonio near the home of Charles S. West (1829-1885), lawyer and Texas Supreme Court Justice. In 1885 banker Eugene Bremond (1832-1910) acquired it. Emma Grant . . . — Map (db m25674) HM
336Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6463 — William Steele
Near West 35th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born New York. Graduate West Point. In Seminole and Mexican Wars. Resigned U.S. Army to serve Confederacy. Colonel 7th Texas Cavalry. In New Mexico campaign 1862. Earned promotion to Brigadier General. Commander Indian Territory 1863 and Galveston . . . — Map (db m26579) HM
337Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15305 — William Tom
Near Navasota St.
Who served under General Jackson in the Creek War, 1813 Soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835 Born in Maury County, Tennessee January 12, 1792 Died in Guadalupe County, Texas February 15, 1871 His wife Kissiah Hines Tom Born . . . — Map (db m44738) HM
338Texas (Travis County), Austin — 12887 — Williams-Weigl House
On Avenue H, on the right when traveling north.
This c. 1911 home is associated with two important Austin families. New York native Harvey Murdock Williams, a bookkeeper at Ramsey Nursery, and his wife, Euphemia (Sinclair), built the house. In the early 1940s, it passed to their son, Harvey . . . — Map (db m26768) HM
339Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15306 — Willis Avery
Near Navasota Street at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A member of Captain Jesse Billingsley’s company at San Jacinto. Born in North Carolina October 15, 1809. Died in Williamson County, Texas July 17, 1889. His wife, Elzina (Weeks) Avery. Born in Missouri November 10, 1812. Died in Williamson County, . . . — Map (db m25760) HM
340Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15484 — Winslow Turner
Near Navasota St.
Born in Missouri 1811 Died in Bastrop County, Texas May 6, 1880 Participated in the Battle of Gonzales October 2, 1835 Served in the Texas Army, 1836 and in the Woll Campaign, 1842 — Map (db m44739) HM
341Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6428 — Wooldridge Park
On Guadalupe Street, on the right when traveling south.
This area was designated as a public square on original 1839 plat of City of Austin, but lay vacant for 70 years. In an era of civic pride, the park was developed and opened on June 18, 1909, with dedicatory address being made by the Honorable A.P. . . . — Map (db m26772) HM
342Texas (Travis County), Austin — 15249 — Z.N. Morrell
Near Navasota Street.
South Carolina native Z.N. Morrell moved to Tennessee at an early age and was ordained to the Baptist ministry at age 19. He came to Texas in December 1835, organized a church at Washington-on-the-Brazos in 1837 and was among the force fighting . . . — Map (db m26160) HM
343Texas (Travis County), Austin — 6427 — Zachary Taylor FulmoreNov. 11, 1846 - June 23, 1923
Jurist, educator and author born in North Carolina, he came in 1870 to Texas, where he married Luella Robertson, granddaughter of founder of Robertson Colony. Practiced law in Austin; also filled numerous commitments to State and City: Chairman, . . . — Map (db m25699) HM
344Texas (Travis County), Cedar Park — 15298 — Anderson’s Mill
On Farm to Market Road 2769, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1863 by Thomas Anderson A native of Pennsylvania Used as a powder mill for the Confederate Armies during the Civil War — Map (db m79645) HM
345Texas (Travis County), Cedar Park — 14429 — John M. King Log House
Near Farm to Market Road 2769.
This small one and one-half story log house on Cypress Creek in northwest Travis County could have been built as early as 1859. John M. King bought the property from John Robey in 1879 and indicated there was a dwelling on it at that time. King . . . — Map (db m32658) HM
346Texas (Travis County), Coupland — 14066 — Carlson
On Lund Carlson Road at Manda Carlson Road, on the right when traveling east on Lund Carlson Road.
Brothers Pete and John Carlson, Swedish immigrants who came to America in 1869, settled in this area in 1881. Pete opened Carlson store, the first store in the community, and John operated the local cotton gin. The town’s economy was based on . . . — Map (db m158894) HM
347Texas (Travis County), Coupland — 14778 — Manda
On Wells School Road 0.1 miles east of Manda Carlson Road, on the right when traveling west.
Founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1880s, this community was named for Amanda Bengtson Gustafson, sister of the town’s postmaster. By the 1890s Manda boasted homes, farms, a cotton gin, general store, and blacksmith shop. The Manda Swedish . . . — Map (db m26124) HM
348Texas (Travis County), Creedmoor — 14660 — Dr. Jacob Tally Wilhite(April 3, 1875 - January 27, 1927)
On Carl Road, on the right when traveling south.
Born on a farm near this site, Jacob Tally Wilhite received his early education in the public schools of the Willow Springs community. He attended the University of Texas in Austin and taught school in Bastrop County before continuing his studies . . . — Map (db m26767) HM
349Texas (Travis County), Elgin — 14255 — Lund
First known as Pleasant Hill, this community was settled by Swedish immigrants in the late 1880s. The name of the settlement eventually was changed to Lund in honor of a city in southern Sweden. Under the leadership of the Rev. J.A. Stamline, the . . . — Map (db m26045) HM
350Texas (Travis County), Elroy — 15117 — Elroy
On Farm to Market Road 812, on the right when traveling west.
Swedish and German immigrants began to settle in this area in the 1890s. A post office was established in 1898, and by 1918 there were about 70 families in the area. The community, whose economy was based on cotton farming, consisted of homes, . . . — Map (db m117302) HM
351Texas (Travis County), Garfield — 14127 — Haynie Chapel Methodist Church
On Greenwood Drive at Houston Road, on the right when traveling east on Greenwood Drive.
Founded 1839, in the Republic of Texas by Rev. John Haynie (1789-1860). First church was of logs, and located a mile north, on land of Andrew Deavers Houston. This building, the third, was put up in 1907. Plaque erected by Houston . . . — Map (db m79025) HM
352Texas (Travis County), Lakeway — 6467 — Lohmans Crossing
Near Ladin Lane west of Strahle Lane when traveling west.
A native of Hanover, Germany, John Henry Lohmans emigrated to Texas in 1842. He settled in Austin where he opened a large dairy farm. In 1867 he moved into this area west of Austin and cleared a farm out of the abundant timberland. Lohmans worked on . . . — Map (db m100783) HM
353Texas (Travis County), Leander — 14580 — Site of Community of Nameless
Near Nameless Road.
First surveyed in the 1850s, this area attracted numerous settlers by 1868. A community grew up, and in 1880 townspeople applied for a post office. After postal authorities rejected six names, the citizens replied in disgust, “Let the post . . . — Map (db m26161) HM
354Texas (Travis County), Manchaca — 16207 — Education in Manchaca
On Manchaca Road (County Road 2304) at Farm to Market Road 1626, on the right when traveling south on Manchaca Road.
The Community of Manchaca, named for a campsite of Tejano Army Officer José Antonio Menchaca. First received a post office in 1851. Early educational efforts included an 1870s subscription school in a one-room frame schoolhouse on Onion Creek. The . . . — Map (db m74872) HM
355Texas (Travis County), Manchaca — 16137 — Live Oak Cemetery
On Twin Creeks Road, on the right when traveling west.
The original four-acre section of this cemetery included land donated by James M. Turley (1856-83) and Andrew Jackson Hammett (1829-1907). The oldest grave is that of Turley's daughter, Tennessee Belle Hart, and her baby, who died on Aug. 27, . . . — Map (db m158895) HM
356Texas (Travis County), Manchaca — 14228 — Manchaca United Methodist Church
On Farm to Market Road 1626 W 0.1 miles east of Manchaca Road, on the right when traveling east.
Methodists in the Manchaca community began meetings as early as 1871 when circuit riders held worship services in the old rock church owned by the Cumberland Presbyterian congregation. Although this fellowship was not organized formally until 1874, . . . — Map (db m26123) HM
357Texas (Travis County), Manor — 15114 — Bloor House
On Lexington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Local rancher and farmer Alfred Sutton Bloor (1850-1899) and his wife Martha (Wainwright) (1849-1928), natives of Pennsylvania, built this home in 1897-98. Constructed by the Elgin Press Brick Co., the house features characteristics of the Queen . . . — Map (db m25777) HM
358Texas (Travis County), Manor — 12688 — City of Manor
In area first settled by James Manor (1804-1881), who came from Tennessee with Sam Houston in 1832, later returning for his family and a sister and brother. Until 1852, area was subject to Indian raids. Other pioneers included A.F., W.M., and James . . . — Map (db m101542) HM
359Texas (Travis County), Manor — 14291 — Clayton Vocational Institute
On West Carrie Manor Street west of Abernathy Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1903 the Rev. Joseph E. Clayton was called to be principal of Manor's first black school. Under his leadership, the educational program included vocational and mechanical training, as well as the study of languages, arts, and sciences. In 1919 . . . — Map (db m101554) HM
360Texas (Travis County), Manor — 15530 — Joseph J. Manor Cemetery
Near Sandy Brown Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Joseph J. Manor (1818-1884) came to Texas from Tennessee at age twenty, settling finally in Webberville, where he acquired land and opened a store and cotton gin. He married Caroline Scott (1830-1851) in 1847; both are laid to rest here, as are . . . — Map (db m82679) HM
361Texas (Travis County), Manor — 16138 — Kimbro
On Kimbro Road, on the right when traveling west.
Named for pioneer landowner Lemuel Kimbro, this community was settled in the late 1870s by Swedish, Danish, and German immigrants. Most of the residents were cotton farmers, and at its height the community boasted homes, farms, the Swedish . . . — Map (db m156625) HM
362Texas (Travis County), Manor — 16117 — Lockwood Cemetery
Near unamed dirt road off Roadrunner View.
This cemetery was set aside out of land settled by Gordon C. Jennings (1782-1836), his wife, Catherine (1790-1867), and four children who came from Missouri in 1833 as part of Stephen F. Austin’s “Little Colony.” Gordon was the oldest . . . — Map (db m158906) HM
363Texas (Travis County), Manor — 14838 — New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church
On New Sweden Church Road east of Church Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Organized on February 23, 1876, by the Rev. J.O. Cavallin and Swedish immigrants, the New Sweden Lutheran congregation built its first sanctuary in 1879 two miles west of this site (where the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located). The present . . . — Map (db m26163) HM
364Texas (Travis County), Manor — 12252 — Site of Willow Ranch School
On Wells Lane just west of Wells School Road, on the right when traveling west.
Travis County landowner Peter Carr Wells (1856-1913) donated a plot of land on his ranch to the Willow Ranch School District in 1894. Four years later, a school was established on this site. Most of those who attended were the children of Swedish . . . — Map (db m26770) HM
365Texas (Travis County), Manor — 12587 — Union Lee Baptist Church
On Blake Manor Road at Union Lee Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Blake Manor Road.
According to oral tradition, this congregation began meeting together for outdoor worship services in 1874. In 1884, Leonard Eck donated land, the B.J. Lee family gave a building, and the church was formally organized with the Rev. Anthony Winn as . . . — Map (db m26696) HM
366Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 13542 — Bohls House
Gottlieb William Bohls (1878-1961), the oldest of Heinrich and Julie Schroeder Bohls’ ten children, was born on his family’s farm near this site. In 1906, G.W. married Bertha Timmerman (1883-1967), and five years later they purchased a 95-acre . . . — Map (db m25629) HM
367Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 15519 — Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Circuit riders began in 1852 to hold religious services in this area. In 1869, the Texas Synod of the Lutheran church sent Pastor F. Ernst to preach to the local Lutherans, and on May 31, 1874, a congregational constitution was adopted under the . . . — Map (db m25736) HM
368Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 14455 — Pfluger Cemetery
Near Cameron Road.
Henry Pfluger, born in Germany in 1803, brought his large family to Texas in 1850. When he died in 1867, he was buried on this tract of land near his home. In 1880 his wife, Christina (1820-97), who is also buried here, set aside the one-acre site . . . — Map (db m152922) HM
369Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 15053 — Pflugerville
On South Third Street, on the right when traveling south.
Henry Pfluger (1803-67), who migrated from Germany to Texas in 1849-50, moved his large family here in 1853. Other settlers joined them, and in 1872 a school was begun on Henry Lisso's farm. Immanuel Lutheran Church was founded in 1874. Primarily . . . — Map (db m142769) HM
370Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 17188 — Pflugerville Schools
On West Pecan Street west of 5th Street South, on the right when traveling west.
German immigrants arrived in Northeast Travis County in 1849. Education was highly valued, starting with lessons in the home. In 1872, a one-room school opened on the Henry Lisso farm. The school later moved to the Carrington Ranch. This and . . . — Map (db m146853) HM
371Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 14433 — St. John Church
On Cameron Road, on the right when traveling north.
German settlers who came to Richland community in the 1860s worshiped originally in private homes. Nineteen charter members, under leadership of the Rev. G. Haehnelt, organized the St. John German Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1878. Church land was . . . — Map (db m26495) HM
372Texas (Travis County), Pflugerville — 17560 — St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church
On Russell Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the early twentieth century, African American workers in the Pflugerville Cotton Industry were not allowed to buy property in town. In 1910, La Rue Noton, a farmer who owned around 1,200 acres west of Pflugerville, set aside an acre and sold . . . — Map (db m146854) HM
373Texas (Travis County), Webberville — 14975 — David Crawford EdmistonMarch 2, 1825 – January 8, 1903
Near Webberwood Way at Sandy Brown Lane.
A native of Arkansas, David C. Edmiston came to Texas with his family in 1835. As a young man David served with a frontier defense unit of the Texas Rangers. He later served as a Ranger in the Mexican War and was a soldier in the Confederate Army . . . — Map (db m82680) HM
374Texas (Travis County), Webberville — 14679 — George Self
Near South Webberwood Way at Sandy Brown Lane.
A member of Captain Jesse Billingsley’s company at the Battle of San Jacinto April 21, 1836 Died in March, 1856. — Map (db m82683) HM
375Texas (Travis County), Webberville — 14131 — James Euwin Edmiston1820-1892
Near Webberwood Way at Sandy Brown Lane.
An Arkansas native, James Euwin Edmiston came to Texas in 1835, settling near present Webberville. He was a Texas Ranger during the Texas Revolution, and took part in several Indian battles in this area. He was involved in the Woll Expedition and . . . — Map (db m82678) HM
376Texas (Travis County), Webberville — Reuben Hornsby1793-1879
On Farm to Market 969 0.2 miles east of N Farm to Market Rd 9737, on the right when traveling east.
. . . — Map (db m42063) HM
377Texas (Travis County), Webberville — 12251 — Webberville
Near Weber St.
This community was named for John F. Webber (1793-1882) who received a land grant in 1827 and settled in this area with his African American wife and children. A post office was established in 1846 for Webber’s Prairie, and by 1853 the name was . . . — Map (db m25719) HM
378Texas (Travis County), Webberville — 14537 — Webberville Ebenezer Baptist Church
On Weber Street, on the right when traveling south.
This church traces its origin to the plight of Anglo American John F. Webber, who along with his African American wife and children, settled in this sparsely populated area of Texas in 1839 to escape the racism they had experienced in towns and . . . — Map (db m26727) HM
379Texas (Travis County), Westlake Hills — 6470 — Eanes Cemetery
Near Eanes School Road 0.1 miles west of Camp Craft Road.
The establishment of this cemetery in 1874 provided for the burial of travelers and residents of eastern Travis County who did not have a family graveyard. The land was donated by early Eanes settlers William and Sophia Teague, who also deeded part . . . — Map (db m25854) HM
380Texas (Travis County), Westlake Hills — 6469 — Eanes School and Chapel
On Eanes School Rd, on the right when traveling south.
A log cabin built on property of Robert Eanes (1805-95) in 1872 was the first Eanes school. In 1874 the school was moved to a one-room frame structure on this adjacent 2-acre tract given by William and Sophia Teague. Itinerant ministers conducted . . . — Map (db m25712) HM
381Texas (Travis County), Westlake Hills — 6468 — Eanes-Marshall Ranch
On South Capital of Texas Highway at Redbud Trail, on the right when traveling north on South Capital of Texas Highway.
Alexander Eanes (1806-1888) moved to Texas from Mississippi in 1845 and acquired this ranch by 1857. In 1873 he sold the property to his brother, Robert Eanes (1805-1895), who had moved to the area following the Civil War. A log cabin built on the . . . — Map (db m25855) HM

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