On Wilson Street at Buttonwood Street, on the left when traveling north on Wilson Street.
The Bastrop Academy opened in 1851 with Prof. William J. Hancock of Aberdeen, Mississippi as headmaster. He arrived in early 1852 and built this house for his family and student boarders. The Academy became the Bastrop Military Institute in 1857, . . . — — Map (db m195984) HM
On Pine Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling east on Pine Street.
Erected in recognition of the distinguished service to Texas of Felipe Henrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, 1770-1829.
Pioneer Red River empresario. Land Commissioner of Austin’s Colony, member of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas. Through his . . . — — Map (db m126756) HM
On Church Street at Spring Street, on the left when traveling north on Church Street.
Founded before 1857. Members first met in courthouse, and then in rock church built on this site in 1867.
This New England Victorian building, erected 1895, has the old rock church's bell, which earlier was used on a Colorado River . . . — — Map (db m196050) HM
On State Highway 21 at Loop State Highway 150, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 21.
A part of Austin's grant in 1821 created the municipality of Mina 1834, became the County of Mina in the Republic of Texas 1836 Name changed to "Bastrop" December 18, 1837, in honor of Felipe Enrique Neri Baron de Bastrop, 1770-1829 land . . . — — Map (db m118740) HM
Near Pine Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by Eugene T. Heiner of Houston, this building was erected in 1891-92 by contractors Martin, Byrne & Johnston. Red brick trim decorates the tan brick walls.
A pressed metal cornice encircles the structure, and a mansard roof tops one . . . — — Map (db m126757) HM
On Main Street at Farm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The nucleus of the present church was formed in 1835 by lay preacher James Gilleland at a time when very few Texans dared to defy Mexican laws outlawing protestant worship. First building for this church was erected 1851, one block north-west of . . . — — Map (db m196071) HM
On Spring Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Bastrop Opera House was constructed in 1889 by D.S. Green and P.O. Elzner. Elzner, a prominent local merchant, became sole owner in 1901. Over the years, it has been the scene of a variety of entertainment shows. Traveling opera and drama . . . — — Map (db m195096) HM
On Main Street at Buttonwood Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Alexander M. and Althea Brooks built this Greek Revival style home of native cedar and pine by 1851. James Harvey and Dorothy (Olive) Wilbarger acquired the property in 1865. James, son of noted scalping victim Josiah Wilbarger, served as a teenager . . . — — Map (db m219474) HM
On Pecan Street north of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
Chosen commissary by
General Andrew Jackson, War of 1812
Edward Burleson, his son,
accompanied him as book-keeper
Participated in
the Battle of New Orleans
January 8, 1815
Served under
his son, Edward, Army of Texas,
in the Grass . . . — — Map (db m111111) HM
On Wilson Street, 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north.
New York native Henry Crocheron (1806-1873) and his wife Mary Ann Tipple (1816-1888) built this Greek Revival house about 1857. A prominent businessman with interests in lumbering, land, and cotton. Crocheron was one of Bastrop's earliest leaders in . . . — — Map (db m195978) HM
On Main Street near Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site - sold 1835 to John F. Webber by Ayuntamiento of Mina - by 1855 was occupied by structure built of local brick and "Lost Pines" wood. Among physicians who had offices in rear was Dr. David Sayers (father of Governor Joseph D. Sayers), . . . — — Map (db m196134) HM
On Loop State Highway 150 at Park Road 1, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 150.
Long before white men arrived, this region was inhabited by Tonkawa and Comanche Indians. In 1691 the first Spanish explorers crossed this territory en route to east Texas. From their route, parts of “El Camino Real” (the King's . . . — — Map (db m126751) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.6 miles north of Chestnut Street (State Highway 21), on the right when traveling north.
The City of Bastrop was first laid out between 1830 and 1832. Included in the initial community plat was a twelve-acre cemetery overlooking the colony. Tradition holds that the first known grave was that of Sarah Wells (d. 1831), a child of early . . . — — Map (db m117717) HM
On Park Road 1-A, 0.6 miles east of Loop Texas Highway 150 when traveling east.
Erected in recognition of the
distinguished service to Texas of
Felipe Entrique Neri,
Baron De Bastrop
1770 - 1829
Pioneer Red River empresario. Land commissioner of Austin's colony. Member of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas. In . . . — — Map (db m111113) HM
On Water Street at Farm Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
On August 3, 1850, Elder G.G. Baggerly, pastor at the First Baptist Church of Austin, organized the Missionary Baptist Church of Bastrop with eleven members. On September 5, 1850, the new church sent its first messengers to the Colorado Baptist . . . — — Map (db m65220) HM
On Main Street south of Spring Street, on the right when traveling south.
First bank in county. In early days, money for safekeeping was placed with mercantile firms.
Organized as "Bank of Bastrop County," in March 1889; became a national bank on Aug. 10, 1889.
Presidents of this bank have been J.C. Buchanan, . . . — — Map (db m65150) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.1 miles north of Farm Street.
Joseph Draper Sayers moved to Bastrop with his father, Dr. David Sayers in 1851. His battlefield valor won him post of Adjutant General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He married Ada Walton, and after Ada died, Orline (Lena) Walton. He was . . . — — Map (db m195968) HM
On Church Street at Buttonwood Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
In 1892 the city sold the old Bastrop Academy lot to Dr. Humphrey Powell Luckett (1847-1925) and his wife, Frances "Fannie" (Haynie) (1849-1930). The couple married and moved to Bastrop in 1869, raising five sons. By late 1893, their home designed . . . — — Map (db m65121) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.1 miles north of Farm Street.
Born in Arkansas. Began work as peace officer, 1882, during infamous "wire cutter" activities (conflict between cattlemen who favored open range and those who bought and fenced land). With two terms as sheriff, gave over 21 years continuous service . . . — — Map (db m195972) HM
On Pecan Street at Beech Street, on the left when traveling north on Pecan Street.
Built 1906 by J. P. Fowler, Jr. Bought 1912 by Hartford and Beulah Alice (Hemphill) Jenkins, whose heirs still own house. Jenkins, the first county superintendent of schools, also was a county judge, commissioner, and clerk of district . . . — — Map (db m219441) HM
On Pecan Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Pecan Street.
(Front)
Born Mississippi. Came to Texas 1851. Enlisted here as private 1861. Adjutant 5th Texas Cavalry in Arizona-New Mexico Campaign to make Confederacy an ocean to ocean nation. At age 20 made captain for gallantry in Battle of Valverde. . . . — — Map (db m126753) HM
On Wilson Street at Buttonwood Street, on the left when traveling north on Wilson Street.
Resident of Bastrop County, 1857-1863. Wife of Col. Robert Thomas Pritchard Allen (1812-1888), graduate of West Point, civil engineer, mathematics professor, Methodist preacher, U.S. Mail Agent and co-publisher "Pacific News", San Francisco, . . . — — Map (db m234967) HM
On Pecan Street at Chestnut Street (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling north on Pecan Street.
1873, built by Joe Jung, a Bohemian - Austrian - American. Has sun dried brick in original two rooms. Purchased by the Pearcy family, 1936.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 19642nd Plaque
Entered in the National . . . — — Map (db m196137) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.1 miles north of Farm Street.
The Hon. Robert A. Kerr, political and civic leader, was born in Louisiana in 1833 and by 1855 had moved to Texas where he served as an election judge for San Patricio, Refugio, Calhoun and Victoria counties. After moving to Bastrop he became the . . . — — Map (db m195976) HM
On Main Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
William Kesselus, a native of Germany, came to Bastrop in 1853 and established himself as a tailor. In 1891, this building was constructed to replace an earlier frame structure that had housed his shop. After Kesselus died in 1901, his son Will . . . — — Map (db m196131) HM
On Texas Route 21, 0.2 miles east of Loop Texas Route 150, on the right when traveling west.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m222637) HM
On Chestnut Street at Hill Street, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m222639) HM
On Water Street, 0.1 miles south of Emile Street, on the left when traveling south.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m222641) HM
On Texas Route 21 at Navarro Blvd, on the left when traveling west on State Route 21.
Kings Highway Camino Real Old San Antonio Road
Marked by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas A.D. 1918 — — Map (db m222643) HM
On Main Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Prussian immigrant Carl Kleinert and his wife, Marie (Wilke), moved to Bastrop in the early 1860s. One of many early German merchants in Bastrop, Kleinert built his grocery and mercantile on this site in 1868. The building has housed many businesses . . . — — Map (db m196129) HM
On Pecan Street at Beech Street, on the right when traveling north on Pecan Street.
Henry Klockman (1852-1897) and his wife bought this land in 1894 and built this home about 1895. Klockman operated a blacksmith shop until his death. His widow supported their son by taking in boarders. She sold the residence in 1910 to P. O. . . . — — Map (db m219442) HM
Near Park Road 1 at Loop State Highway 150, on the right when traveling east.
Located 80 miles west of the main pine belt of Texas, these trees probably were once part of vast, prehistoric pine forests. As land areas gradually rose, possibly due to glacier activity, most of the forests moved east. Ideal local conditions . . . — — Map (db m126804) HM
On Main Street at Hawthorn Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Bastrop was established as a Mexican municipality (later renamed Mina) in 1832. As in many Texas towns, early 20th century grade schools here were segregated into three campuses, with separate facilities for Mexican American, African American and . . . — — Map (db m130825) HM
On Farm to Market Road 812, 0.4 miles west of Farm to Market Road 20, on the right when traveling west.
As early as the 1850s, settlers of the community of Red Rock had established homes in this area. In 1870, the Red Rock Post Office opened, and by the mid-1870s, the settlement supported the Red Rock Male and Female Academy. The town grew, with about . . . — — Map (db m149379) HM
On Main Street at Farm Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Cast 1850. Bastrop Ladies collected money, and bell was brought here in 1851 by steamer "Water Mockasin". In 1892, no longer used to summon school classes, it was placed in a cupola at the Methodist church; since 1928, in this campanile. . . . — — Map (db m196064) HM
On Wilson Road (County Road 229) 0.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 812, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Red Rock grew at the crossing of the Austin - Port Lavaca Stagecoach Road (now FM 812) and the Bastrop - Gonzales Trail (now CR 229). In 1892 the town moved one mile east to the newly-laid railroad. This site, with more than 370 graves, . . . — — Map (db m149376) HM
On Main Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
A native of Germany who came to Bastrop in 1858, P.O. Elzner (1848-1918) erected this Victorian house after purchasing this property in 1878. The site overlooked the Colorado River docks where merchandise for Elzner's store was delivered. The . . . — — Map (db m196088) HM
On Gutierrez Street at Paul Bell Street, on the left when traveling west on Gutierrez Street.
On March 1, 1903, Primera Iglesia Bautista organized as the culmination of mission work carried out by Primera Iglesia Bautista of Welder. By 1907, the congregation constructed their first church building. Led by the Rev. Paul C. Bell, the growing . . . — — Map (db m65155) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.1 miles north of Farm Street.
Army of Texas • Participated in the Capture of Goliad October 9, 1835 • Signer of the Goliad Declaration of Independence • Born in Tennessee, 1810 • Died 1849 — — Map (db m195970) HM
On Farm to Market Road 535, 0.1 miles east of Lehman Lane (County Highway 233), on the right when traveling east.
Beginning as a farming community, Rockne traces its roots to German settlers who came to the area in the 1840s. In November 1846, the Daniel and Mortiz Lehman families arrived at Indianola, Texas from Schlesien, Prussia. They soon settled in this . . . — — Map (db m118404) HM
On State Highway 95 at Sayers Road (County Highway 157), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 95.
As the United States prepared for the possibility of war in 1940, the government selected this area for establishment of what would be Camp Swift, a training and shipment facility. The federal government quickly acquired property, giving landowners . . . — — Map (db m187575) HM
On Farm to Market Road 20, 0.1 miles north of Humble Lane (County Highway 232), on the right when traveling north.
Early land grantee in this area. Of Dutch descent, he was born in Virginia. Came to Texas (then part of Mexico) in 1831 as a colonist of Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas."
Received a Spanish league of land (4,444 acres) here. Active in . . . — — Map (db m118406) HM
On Church Street at Buttonwood Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
A Methodist Institution · Chartered January 24, 1852 as Bastrop Academy · · Rechartered under the Auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1853 · In 1856 became the Bastrop Military Institute — — Map (db m65159) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.1 miles north of Farm Street.
Texas Rangers buried in Fairview Cemetery were members of that gallant body of men who contributed much to the establishment of the Lone Star State. Members of early "ranging companies" helped tame the wilderness frontier and secure a safe place for . . . — — Map (db m195939) HM
On Water Street south of Chestnut Street (Texas Highway 150), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
In June 1852, Bastrop's Colorado Reveille newspaper ended its brief run. In December of that year, William J. Cain, a young printer from Mississippi, bought the press and printing materials and started the Bastrop Advertiser. The newspaper . . . — — Map (db m65157) HM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the U. S. Congress, as part of the New Deal efforts to offer unemployed workers jobs on public projects, created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in March 1933. Due to decades of lumbering activities, Bastrop . . . — — Map (db m219439) HM
On Park Road 1 at Loop State Highway 150, on the right when traveling east on Park Road 1.
Originated in 1820s. Crossed the present counties of Austin, Washington, Fayette, Lee, Bastrop; joined San Felipe, capital of Stephen F. Austin's colony, with Bastrop. Marked by James Gotier, a settler who (with several in his family) died in an . . . — — Map (db m126807) HM
On Walnut Street at Hill Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Street.
Thomas H. Mays was born in 1802 in Virginia and emigrated to Texas from Tennessee in 1830. In 1834, he became Bastrop's first municipal surveyor and platted the city's new streets. Two years later, he was wounded in the leg at the Battle of San . . . — — Map (db m65221) HM
On Farm to Market Road 969, 0.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 61, on the left when traveling west.
According to local tradition this site was used by area slaves for gathering purposes. Silvie Story, William Hill, Martha Young, Paulie Johnson, Grant McBride, and Martha J. Hill organized this church in 1864 with the help of the Rev. Joshua Brice. . . . — — Map (db m82620) HM
Near State Highway 95, 0.5 miles north of Chestnut Street (State Highway 21), on the right when traveling north.
During WWII, over 300,000 troops were trained seven miles north of Bastrop at Camp Swift. Many women moved to Bastrop for a few months to be near their soldier one last time before his deployment overseas. Some of these women, upon the death of a . . . — — Map (db m117781) HM
On Main Street at Buttonwood Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
John W. and Martha L. White had this late 19th-century Victorian home constructed in 1890 and lived here until 1894. Several families owned the house until 1901 when Nash Turner purchased it for his mother, Kate. Turner, an internationally . . . — — Map (db m219443) HM
On Farm to Market Road 969 at Wilbarger Bend (County Route 65), on the right when traveling west on Route 969.
Founded in 1827 by Josiah Pugh Wilbarger of Austin's Colony
Beginning of Wilbarger's Trace, blazed by his son James Harvey Wilbarger 1860 with slaves and ox-wagons carrying commerce to Corpus Christi and Matamoros, Mex. — — Map (db m82611) HM
