On Main Street south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1884, the original Marble Falls Post Office was built south of the Colorado River. William P. Cochran, appointed postmaster in 1901, built this structure in 1910 and leased it to the U. S. Government for use as a post office. It . . . — — Map (db m27396) HM
Brandt Badger (1839-1920), a veteran of the Confederate Army, moved to Burnet from Gonzales in 1885, and in 1887, helped found Marble Falls. He built this house in 1888 of granite from nearby "Granite Mountain". The stones were cut from quarry . . . — — Map (db m27425) HM
On County Highway 401 at State Highway 71, on the right when traveling north on County Highway 401.
Texas patriot Jesse Burnam (also spelled Burnham), born in Madison County, Kentucky, was the youngest son of seven children. In 1812, Jesse married Temperance Null Baker in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Jesse was a private in the Mounted Volunteers of . . . — — Map (db m139958) HM
Juliet Johnson, daughter of the founder of Marble Falls, married George Christian in 1887. He was one of ten owners of the Texas Mining & Improvement Company that developed the town. The first town lots were sold in 1887, and in 1892 this house . . . — — Map (db m27478) HM
On Stagecoach south of Mountain Dew Road. Reported missing.
Conrad L. Fuchs, born in Germany in 1834, came to Texas in 1845 with his parents, Pastor and Mrs. Adolf Fuchs, who settled in Austin County. The Fuchs family moved into this area of Burnet County in 1853. In 1861, Conrad Fuchs married Anna E. . . . — — Map (db m140237) HM
Backbone Valley's first public building, started 1859 on 7-acre tract donated that year by heirs of settler Jefferson Barton. Finished 1870, chapel was named for the Rev. Arter Crownover (1810-76), whose preaching of Methodist faith opened its use. . . . — — Map (db m27482) HM
Entomologist Ferdinand Lueders made the earliest recorded discovery of this cave in 1821. Notorious in the Civil War era, the hole is believed to have been the dumping ground for up to 17 bodies, including those of pro-Union Judge John R. Scott . . . — — Map (db m168003) HM
On Main Street at Buena Vista Drive, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1984 inductee Floyd Tillman (1914-2003) is regarded as a pioneer of both the western-swing and honky-tonk music styles. His distinctive vocal phrasing has influenced such singing greats as Willie Nelson, Lefty Frizzell, . . . — — Map (db m216215) HM
On 7th Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 7th Street.
President of the 1861 Secession Convention and a Confederate officer, Oran M. Robert (1815-1898) served as governor of Texas from 1879 to 1883. After leaving office, he became a law professor at the University of Texas. He built this cottage at . . . — — Map (db m27696) HM
"This 866-foot dome of solid pink granite, covering 180 acres, contains the largest quarry of its kind in the United States. This mountain, like all granite formations, was once melted rock similar to lava. As the molten rock cooled thousands of . . . — — Map (db m20641) HM
On Avenue F close to Broadway St., on the right when traveling south.
William H. Hoag, an electrical engineer from New York City, and his wife Beatrice built this house in 1910. The Hoags sold the house to local farmer and rancher Sam Faubion in 1914. Faubion rented the home to rancher, farmer, piano tuner, and . . . — — Map (db m27532) HM
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Captain James A. Lovell, Jr., Navy (Ret) placed his hand and footprints in concrete on this spot on June 27, 1995. At that time the Uptown was a movie theater.
Captain Lovell was attending the Marble Falls premier of the film, "Apollo 13", . . . — — Map (db m216230) HM
On US-281 close to Broadway St., on the right when traveling north.
The town of Marble Falls was laid out in 1887. Texas Mining & Improvement Co. deeded land for a depot to Austin & Northwestern Railroad. This building was erected in 1893 and then Southern Pacific Railroad bought the line and property. Area . . . — — Map (db m27598) HM
On 112 N US-281 close to 1st St., on the right when traveling south.
The potential of water power on the Colorado River led town developer Gen. Adam R. Johnson and Farmers Alliance members to build a cotton mill on this site in the 1890s. The two-story stone factory, 300 ft. long and 100 ft. wide, was erected for . . . — — Map (db m27599) HM
On Broadway St., on the right when traveling west.
Adam R. Johnson donated land at this site for construction of the present two-story granite building. Completed in 1891, it originally housed the Marble Falls Alliance University. Near Backbone Creek, east of this main building, a wooden boarding . . . — — Map (db m27600) HM
On Main St. at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main St..
Ernst Gustav Michel (1865-1930), a native of Germany, and his wife, Lillie Agnes, opened a drugstore at this site in 1891. After fire destroyed the first store in 1905, Michel built a 3-story edifice here. The first floor housed the drugstore and . . . — — Map (db m27635) HM
On Avenue F at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Avenue F.
Banker Otto Ebeling (1863-1935) built this Victorian residence for his wife, Emille (Giesecke), and their four children shortly after moving to Marble Falls in 1891. Ebeling sold the property in 1913 when he moved to Austin. Over the years the . . . — — Map (db m27487) HM
St. Frederick Baptist Church has served the African American community of Marble Falls for more than 120 years. It was founded in the home of Dicey Yett Johnson in 1893 with a small group of worshipers that became the St. Frederick congregation. . . . — — Map (db m139968) HM
On 3rd St. at U.S. 281, on the right when traveling west on 3rd St..
George C. and Elizabeth Roper constructed this double-galleried hotel building about 1888. In the growing town of Marble Falls, The Roper Hotel became a popular stop for visiting businessmen and dignitaries. It was purchased by W. F. Smith in 1926 . . . — — Map (db m27699) HM
On CR-123 at Meador Road, on the right when traveling west on CR-123.
The Nat Tobey family moved from Indiana to northeast Burnet County in the 1850s. Sons Avery and Samuel bought land here in Backbone Valley in 1868. At the death of N. W. Tobey, aged 12, this cemetery was opened in 1872. A church and school stood . . . — — Map (db m27736) HM