Hays County Confederate veterans and their families gathered for a reunion in the summer of 1896 and formally organized the Camp Ben McCulloch Chapter of the United Confederate Veterans. The gathering took place near this site at the Martin Spring . . . — — Map (db m93043) HM
This cemetery traces its origin to the building of a sanctuary by the Driftwood Methodist Episcopal Church, South, here in 1884. The sanctuary was built on two acres of land acquired by the congregation from David L. and Mattie Elizabeth Dorrah. . . . — — Map (db m205187) HM
Early Methodist Church services in Driftwood were held in the Reaves School (1 Mi. N) by the Rev. John Alexander Garrison (1849-1933), who served other small Hays County communities as well. The congregation began meeting here in 1884 after this . . . — — Map (db m205189) HM
This Memorial Is Dedicated to the Men and Women Who Served in Our Armed Forces. We Shall Never Forget!
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Earnest Emil Albrecht • Roy Timothy Alexander • Chester Anderson • James Alfred Boyd • James Albert Campbell • . . . — — Map (db m205201) WM
William Barret "Buck" Travis, an American lawyer and soldier, obtained a land grant from Mexico on April 10, 1835.
The grant was located nearby and included Onion Creek, previously known as "Garrapata." Less than one year later, William B. . . . — — Map (db m205188) HM
