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Georgetown, Texas, known as the "Red Poppy Capital of Texas," also has a notable connection to music. Several artists call Georgetown home, including pop artist Conan Gray and country artists Keith Gattis, Elle Townley, and Parker Jensen. The city's musical presence is further highlighted in songs like "long walk back" by Junior Brown and "the interstate 35 waltz" by Garret T. Capps & Justin Boyd.

Georgetown embraces the artistry of Central Texas, offering a variety of music performances around town. Live music can be found at various venues, and the city also hosts the Texas Bach Festival and features performances by the Central Texas Philharmonic.

Music in Georgetown

Songs About Georgetown

Boy Weren't We Something
Croy and the Boys
55%
"Well, it’s up in Georgetown"
the interstate 35 waltz
garret t. capps & justin boyd
10%

Artists From Georgetown

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Conan Gray
pop
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Keith Gattis
country
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Elle Townley
country
P
Parker Jensen
country

Rivers & Roads in Song near Georgetown

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Georgetown.

Interstate 35 45 songs Texas Colorado River 6 songs Pedernales River 6 songs Texas State Highway 71 2 songs

Musical Heritage

Idle Town Was This Town RoadyGoat

The singer-songwriter Conan Gray grew up right here in Georgetown, and his hometown is not a footnote to his music, it is the music. As a high-school kid he filmed shaky vlogs about life in small-town Texas, a place he affectionately described as full of old folks, cows, and gas stations, and posted them to YouTube. In March 2017, still a senior, he self-released a song called Idle Town, an aching tribute to the very boredom and stillness of growing up in a quiet place where nothing seems to happen. He cut it on GarageBand with a microphone duct-taped to a broken lamp, skipping class to do it. The track exploded, racking up millions of streams and views and launching him toward a major-label career and sold-out tours. So when you hear Idle Town, picture these streets: the gas stations, the long empty afternoons, the small Texas town that a homesick teenager turned into one of the most relatable breakout songs of his generation. (Source: Conan Gray biography; artist interviews.)

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History of Georgetown

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In 1921, a low-pressure system from a hurricane brought devastating floods to Georgetown, resulting in the death of 156 persons and extensive property damage. This event led to significant efforts in flood control and the eventual construction of Lake Georgetown.

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Georgetown Utility Systems, the city's municipal-owned utility, made a significant commitment to renewable energy by 2017, sourcing 100% of its power from wind and solar farms, effectively making Georgetown a 100% green-powered city.

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The Beaux-Arts Williamson County Courthouse, built in 1911, stands as a centerpiece of Georgetown's historic downtown. It is part of the Williamson County Courthouse Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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Whiteley, Eli Lamar

1944

Eli Lamar Whiteley, World War II Medal of Honor recipient, was born near Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas on December 10, 1913, the second son of farmers Eli Whiteley and Ruth (Hunt) Whiteley. As a youngster growing up on a farm, young Eli helped his father tend to the livestock (Angora goats and turkeys) and the crops, mostly cotton and grains. While a high school student, he participated in the Future Farmers of America and was active in sports and played football and ran track. A member of the debate club, Whiteley also participated in public speaking. He graduated from Georgetown High School on May 21, 1932. With a desire to study civil engineering and willingness to work to finance his way through school, Whiteley applied to Texas A&M for the fall term in 1932. When his father was informed by the assistant registrar that his son needed additional course work at a junior college and would only be admitted on probation, Whiteley sought employment in order to save money for school. Since job prospects in Central Texas during the Great Depression were slim, Whiteley took odd jobs wherever he could on ranches, gas stations, as a waiter, and building rock fences. His most rewarding employment was his three years with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA). After working for six years, Whiteley, wanting to major in agriculture, applied again to Texas A&M in 1938 and was accepted at the age of twenty-four. For his military science requirement, he selected the cavalry. Determined to finish college quickly, he also worked his way through school to cover costs and took two jobs-one at a Humpty Dumpty grocery store and one in a café. Whiteley took heavy course loads and attended summer sessions for three years and graduated with a B.S. degree in agriculture on August 30, 1941. Unfortunately, he failed to finish the required ROTC courses that would have led to an army officer's commission. After graduation, he departed for graduate school at North Carolina State College in Raleigh. Whiteley's plans changed with the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He informed the draft board in Brazos County to insert his name for the next call. On April 12, 1942, Whitley was drafted into the United States Army and assigned to basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He was then ordered to attend a three-week noncommissioned officers course that he finished on September 19 and subsequently was selected for officers training at the Infantry Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Whiteley completed the course and earned a commission as a second lieutenant. He then returned to Camp Wolters to serve as a training officer. After completing the Infantry Officers Advanced Course in Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1944 and another assignment as a training officer at Camp Wolters, Whiteley was ordered to Europe and arrived in England in mid-November. On November 19, he was assigned as a rifle-platoon leader in Company L, Fifteenth Infantry Regiment, Third Infantry Division in France. When Whiteley joined his new unit, the Fifteenth were fighting the Germans in the Vosges Mountains of Alsace in eastern France. As the Allies moved closer to the Rhine River and Germany, the enemy provided a hostile reception. On December 23, the Fifteenth Infantry attacked German positions in Bennwihr and Sigolsheim. Efforts to remove the enemy in Bennwihr proved costly for Whitley's unit. Company L had entered the dangerous fighting with 125 men and had only fifty-six when the fighting ended that day. German defenders proved more difficult to remove from Sigolsheim. On December 26, Lieutenant Whitley distinguished himself as he led his platoon in "savage house-to-house fighting." Making use of a submachine gun, grenades, and a bazooka, Whiteley aggressively attacked three houses, lost an eye, suffered severe wounds, and "killed 9 Germans, captured 23 more and spearheaded an attack which cracked the core of enemy resistance in a vital area

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

1973

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 independent horror film created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. The story follows a group of friends who, while visiting an old family home in rural Texas, fall prey to a cannibalistic family, with only one survivor escaping the ordeal. Among the killers is Leatherface, a former butcher and intellectually-impaired man who wears masks made of human skin and uses a chainsaw as his signature weapon. The film was the first installment in a long-lasting franchise and remains the most successful (by return on investment) in the series. Produced on a modest budget of around $140,000 and featuring mostly unknown actors from Texas, the film became a major commercial success, grossing more than $30 million domestically. Despite its limited onscreen violence, the film was banned in several countries. The British Board of Film Censors, which initially banned the film in Britain, relented in 1999, and admitted that "there is no explicit sexual element in the film, and relatively little visible violence. The film is widely regarded as one of the most influential horror movies of all time, established a cult following among horror fans, and influenced generations of filmmakers, particularly in the slasher subgenre. The film is also credited with pioneering the use of power tools as movie murder weapons and portraying killers as masked, remorseless murderers. Leatherface has become a popular culture icon, and the film is recognized as a horror classic. Hooper and Henkel struggled to find investors to help finance the film. In 1973 Warren Edward Skaaren , head of the Texas Film Commission , met with potential backers to discuss the project. He played a major role in securing $60,000 in initial funding, $40,000 of which came from Texas Tech University Vice President Bill Parsley. Parsley's attorney, Robert Kuhn, contributed $9,000, while Henkel's sister Katherine, a college student at the time, invested $1,000. Another $10,000 came from Richard Saenz, a client of one of Kuhn's associates. Before the title was finalized, several other names were considered for the film. It was initially intended to be called Saturn in Retrograde , a reference to the script's astrological themes, which were muted in the final film. This was followed by the proposed title Head Cheese , which alluded to the film's cannibalistic elements. It was then changed to Stalking Leatherface and later shortened to simply Leatherface . A week before principal photography began, the final title was settled as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . Skaaren claimed to have originated the film's title. "Chain Saw" was written as two words in the original title, as registered with the United States Copyright Office, while later installments in the franchise spelled it as one word. The film was shot on 16mm and blown up to 35mm. The cast was mostly comprised of unknowns (save for John Henry Faulk in a small role). It included Marilyn Burns as survivor Sally Hardesty, Edwin Neal as the hitchhiker, and Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface. The film marked the debut of John Larroquette, who went on to a lengthy career in television. The movie was primarily filmed at a farmhouse in rural Williamson County, which served as the home of Leatherface and his family. In 1998 the house was relocated to Kingsland, where it operated as a restaurant. The cemetery featured in the opening scene is the Bagdad Cemetery in Leander, and The Gas Station is located in Bastrop and serves as a restaurant. The dirt road featured in the film's final scene is situated in Round Rock and is now surrounded by modern development. Many of these locations have become popular tourism sites for horror movie enthusiasts. Due to the film's limited budget, the cast and crew faced difficult working conditions and a lack of accommodations. The cast wore the same clothes for all of their scenes, and the directors scavenged the area for animal remains to decorate the set. Larroquette, who provided the

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Emzy Taylor

1864

(1841-1895) Arkansas native Emzy Taylor clerked in his father's mercantile store in Georgetown before serving as a Confederate captain in the Red River campaign of the Civil War. He married Margaret Corinna Henderson in 1864 while on furlough. After the war he returned to Georgetown and took over the family business. At the forefront of Georgetown's early development, Taylor led efforts to establish the first college, national bank, regional railroad line, and water utility service. He took special pride in his formation and service as chief of the city's volunteer fire department. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

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In Memory of George Washington Glasscock, Sr.

1810

For whom the city of Georgetown and the county of Glasscock, Texas are named. Born in Kentucky April 11, 1810. Participated in the Black Hawk War, 1832. Came to Texas in 1834 amd fought for its independence from Mexico 1835-1836. Surveyor, soldier, legislator, helped to organize Williamson County and donated 172 acres of land for the county site. Died at Austin, Texas February 28, 1868. This marker was placed by the State of Texas 1936

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Site of Marshall-Carver High School

1913

The first school for African American students in Georgetown was established in the early 20th century. Called "The Colored School," the institution served grades 1 through 8 and provided the only local educational opportunities for African Americans. The school's principal, Mr. S. C. Marshall, was an outspoken advocate of higher education. A scholar himself, he persuaded the school board to allow him to provide classes through the high school level. He named the new program "The Georgetown Colored High School," and the first student enrolled in 1913. A new high school building was erected in 1923 due to increasing enrollment. When Marshall left the school in 1930, it was renamed Marshall School in his honor. The name was changed to George Washington Carver in the 1940s. In 1962, the parents of seventeen Carver students who had been denied admission to Georgetown's white schools filed a lawsuit in U. S. District Court to force integration. The court ordered the Georgetown Independent School District to integrate one grade level per year beginning with the first grad.e Partial integration began in the fall of 1964. Convinced that gradual integration would not benefit their children, African American parents appealed the decision to the Fifth Circuit Court which upheld the lower court's verdict. Proponents of full and immediate integration engaged in a letter-writing campaign to the U. S. Attorney General, the U. S. Department of Health, education and Welfare, and the Federal Assistance Program urging another review of the case. In the fall of 1965, the Georgetown School Board agreed to a plan to complete integration of the school system by September 1967. The Carver School was permanently closed due to integration. (1999)

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Chalk, Whitfield

1840

Whitfield Chalk, millwright and soldier, was born on April 4, 1811, in Hertford County, North Carolina, the son of Rev. William Roscoe and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Chalk. In 1823 the family moved to Maury County, Tennessee, from where Chalk immigrated to Texas in 1839. En route, all of his fellow steamboat passengers died of cholera; Chalk and the captain alone survived. Chalk first settled in Nashville, Milam County, but sometime later moved to the frontier community of Georgetown. His military service to the Republic of Texas is said to have been nearly continuous after his arrival in the new country. He participated in the battle of Plum Creek on August 12, 1840, and the battle of Salado Creek on September 18, 1842. When the Somervell expedition was organized to retaliate against the raids of Mexican generals Rafael Vásquez and Adrián Woll in 1842, Chalk was elected a lieutenant in Capt. John G. W. Pierson 's company, the Milam Mounted Riflemen. When Col. Alexander Somervell ordered the disbanding of the expedition after the seizure of Laredo, Chalk chose instead to remain with the volunteers who elected William S. Fisher as their new commander and crossed the Rio Grande on the Mier expedition . Fisher's men exhausted their supplies of food, water, and ammunition at the battle of Mier on Christmas Day 1842, and were forced to surrender to the forces of Gen. Pedro Ampudia . Chalk and William St. Clair, however, hid under a pile of sugarcane and became the only two Texans to escape capture. They then made their way out of the town in the dark and joined the small force of men under George B. Erath that had been left north of the Rio Grande. Together they returned to Texas after Fisher and the rest of his men were marched off to captivity in Mexico City. For his role in the fighting in 1842 Chalk was ultimately awarded $402.50 and 320 acres of bounty land in Milam County. He returned to Georgetown, where, on August 5, 1844, he was elected major of the Second Regiment of the First Militia Brigade. After two years he resigned the commission. During the Mexican War Chalk served as a private in Capt. Shapley P. Ross 's company of Texas Rangers , assigned to the defense of the frontier between the Little River and the San Gabriel River against Indian raids. On August 9, 1847, Chalk married Mary Elizabeth Fleming. His brother, Rev. John Wesley Chalk, performed the ceremony. In 1848 Chalk was elected sheriff of Williamson County, and at the same time another brother, Ira Ellis Chalk, was elected district clerk. In 1850 Chalk was living in Milam County, where he was employed as a millwright. At the time he owned $3,000 in real estate. Ten years later he had moved to Belton, where he and Ira Chalk founded a lumber and grist mill on Salado Creek near Salado. By that time he owned $3,600 in real estate and some $400 in personal property. In 1870 a special act of the state legislature awarded veterans' benefits to Chalk as a survivor of the Mier expedition, and in 1873 he joined the Texas Veterans Association . That same year he moved his family to Kempner in Lampasas County. In December 1881 a nephew, Ellis Chalk, was charged with the murder of a deputy sheriff in Belton. Whitfield Chalk died at his Lampasas County home on May 18, 1902. On Texas Independence Day, 1944, a marker was erected at his grave, with full military honors from the United States government. He had nine children.

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Things to Do in Georgetown

quirky 25.0 mi away
Willie Nelson's Luck Ranch

Willie built his own ghost town on his Spicewood ranch for the 1986 movie Red Headed Stranger -- a whole frontier village with a saloon chapel livery and…
nature 1.9 mi away
Inner Space Cavern

Texas Highway Department drillers punched into this cave in 1963 while testing the ground for an Interstate 35 overpass in Georgetown. The drill bit dropped…
food 8.5 mi away
Round Rock Donuts

Texas-sized golden donuts from a bakery dating to the 1920s — the giant 'Round Rock Donut' has drawn dawn lines and a Man v. Food cameo.
food 16.5 mi away
Louie Mueller Barbecue

Taylor's legendary BBQ since 1949. The soot-blackened walls tell the story.
quirky 21.3 mi away
Texas Chain Saw Massacre Gas Station

The original 1974 filming location is now a BBQ restaurant. Life imitates art.
quirky 22.4 mi away
Mount Bonnell

The highest point in Austin is only seven hundred and seventy-five feet but the view over Lake Austin and the hills rolling west is the best sunset in the…
historical 22.2 mi away
Kitchens & Landers Sinclair Station

A full-service Sinclair gas station at 5517 Cameron Road circa 1955. White-wall tires and credit card signs — Austin before the interstates.
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Sports in Georgetown

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 5A · Baseball · 2022

Georgetown Eagles — 2022 UIL 5A Baseball State Champions

Most recent: 2022 5A

Georgetown High School, a Class 5A powerhouse in the heart of Texas, has a proud baseball tradition. The Eagles secured a UIL State Championship in 2022, marking a significant achievement for the program. This success on the diamond reflects the consistent effort and talent nurtured within the community.

The Georgetown baseball program has also been a springboard for several athletes who have gone on to play professionally or at major collegiate levels. Notable alumni include Taylor Jungmann, Corey Knebel, and Andrew McKirahan, all of whom honed their skills on the Georgetown fields before moving on to higher levels of competition.

State titles
2022
Most recent
2022
Class
5A
Key Players
  • Taylor Jungmann — , professional baseball player
  • Corey Knebel — , All-Star MLB player
  • Andrew McKirahan — , professional baseball player
The moment

The 2022 5A UIL State Championship stands as a high point in Georgetown High School baseball history.

Sources: Wikipedia · UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)

Everything Near Georgetown

595 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the nearest 200 are listed here — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Georgetown, TX

    In 1921, a low-pressure system from a hurricane brought devastating floods to Georgetown, resulting in the death of 156 persons and extensive property damage. This event led to significant efforts in flood control and…

  • Smith, Marsh F., House · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Marsh F. Smith House in Georgetown, a beautiful example of Foursquare architecture built back in 1908. Marsh Smith himself was a man of local importance, running a cottonseed oil mill and later…

  • C.C. and Mattie Hughes Cody House · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and right here is the C.C. and Mattie Hughes Cody House, completed around 1897. Claude Carr Cody, known as the "Grand Old Man of Southwestern," taught math and administered there for…

  • Emzy Taylor · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    (1841-1895) Arkansas native Emzy Taylor clerked in his father's mercantile store in Georgetown before serving as a Confederate captain in the Red River campaign of the Civil War. He married Margaret Corinna Henderson in…

  • Irvine, George, House · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the former home of George Irvine, a Scottish immigrant who made his mark in Georgetown. Irvine arrived in Texas and founded the Irvine Brothers Lumber Company, a business that would later become the…

  • Georgetown Fire House and Old City Hall · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the old Georgetown Fire House and City Hall, built way back in 1892. This building was the heart of the town, housing everything from the mayor's office and city jail to the fire department and even…

  • Founding of Georgetown · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, a town named for a man who helped found it. Back in May of 1848, county commissioners met under a big oak tree to pick a site for the new county seat. George Washington Glasscock, Sr.…

  • First United Methodist Church · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and right here stands the First United Methodist Church. Its roots go way back to 1849, when it started as Georgetown Mission. For decades, circuit riders served this congregation…

  • The Harrell-Stone House · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're cruising past the Harrell-Stone House in Georgetown, a Victorian gem built around 1895 for lumberman Henry Harrell. Notice its style? It looks a lot like other homes built by the C. S. Belford Lumber Company in…

  • McDougle, J. A., Home · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're cruising past the J.A. McDougle Home here in Georgetown. Built in 1895 by the C.S. Belford Lumber Company, this place sports some fancy Victorian styling, complete with ornate stained glass windows. It’s seen a…

  • Penn, W. Y., Home · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the former home of William Y. Penn, a prominent figure in Georgetown's history. Penn, a successful merchant and local official, built this house in 1895. It was constructed by the C. S. Belford…

  • St. John's United Methodist Church · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of St. John's United Methodist Church. Swedish settlers began holding Methodist services in their homes as early as 1871. The congregation formally organized in 1882 and moved to this…

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  • Drilled Into by Accident, Lit Up for the World · 0.3 mi

    In 1963 a Texas Highway Department crew was doing routine core testing along the route of the new Interstate 35, drilling deep holes to check whether the ground could carry a bridge. Eight of their twenty test bores…

  • The Fifth Courthouse and the Square It Crowns · 0.3 mi

    The courthouse rising over downtown is the fifth one Williamson County has built on this square. The first were wood and brick frontier buildings; a grand Second Empire courthouse stood here too, until it was torn down…

  • The Night the San Gabriel Came Up · 0.3 mi

    On September 8, 1921, the remnants of a Gulf hurricane stalled over Williamson County and let go. Rain fell for roughly a day and a half, and a gauge near Thrall, just east of Georgetown, recorded more than 38 inches in…

  • The Ice-Age Graveyard Under the Highway · 0.3 mi

    When explorers and scientists pushed into Inner Space Cavern in the 1960s, they found more than rock. Sealed in the cave sediments was one of the richest Ice-Age fossil deposits in Texas, the bones of animals that…

  • In Memory of George Washington Glasscock, Sr. · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    For whom the city of Georgetown and the county of Glasscock, Texas are named. Born in Kentucky April 11, 1810. Participated in the Black Hawk War, 1832. Came to Texas in 1834 amd fought for its independence from Mexico…

  • The Town Named for the Man Who Gave It Away · 0.3 mi

    When Williamson County was carved out in 1848, its first commissioners reportedly met under a live oak to decide where to plant the county seat. The man who settled the question was George Washington Glasscock, a…

  • Idle Town Was This Town · 0.3 mi

    The singer-songwriter Conan Gray grew up right here in Georgetown, and his hometown is not a footnote to his music, it is the music. As a high-school kid he filmed shaky vlogs about life in small-town Texas, a place he…

  • The Castle Jail and Its Last Condemned Man · 0.3 mi

    At 312 S Main Street stands a squat limestone building with crenellated battlements that make it look like a small medieval fortress dropped into downtown Georgetown. This is the Old Williamson County Jail, built in…

  • Georgetown Light and Water Works · 0.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    This unassuming brick building was once the lifeblood of Georgetown, Texas. In 1911, the Georgetown Light and Water Works was constructed to provide electricity and a reliable water source to the growing community. It…

  • Southwestern University, Original Site of · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the original site of Southwestern University, right here in Georgetown. Back in the 1860s, the Methodist church was looking to consolidate its Texas colleges. Reverend Francis Asbury Mood, president…

  • Shafer Saddlery · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, where this building has a frontier past. Back in 1848, the cabin on this site served as the very first county courthouse. Then, in 1870, John H. Shafer built this limestone saddlery,…

  • Chief Justice John Edward Hickman · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Williamson County birthplace of John Edward Hickman, a giant of the Texas legal system. He rose from a local lawyer to become Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, serving in that top role…

  • Old Dimmitt Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Old Dimmitt Building, a Georgetown landmark that's worn many hats since 1901. Originally a hotel, it later housed mercantile stores, Georgetown's very first movie house, an auto agency, a drug…

  • Williamson County · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Williamson County. Created March 13, 1848, and organized by a special committee approved by Gov. George T. Wood and the 2nd Legislature of the State of Texas, with Georgetown designated as county…

  • Judge Greenleaf Fisk · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Judge Greenleaf Fisk. (May 19, 1807 - Jan. 26, 1888) Born in Albany, New York, Greenleaf Fisk was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He began preparation for the ministry himself but left his…

  • The County's Memory in an Old Bank · 0.3 mi

    On the historic square at 716 South Austin Avenue, the Williamson Museum keeps the county's memory inside an old bank. The building went up around 1910 to 1912 as the Farmers State Bank, a handsome piece of the square's…

  • Burcham House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Burcham House, a beautiful example of Dutch Colonial Revival architecture right here in Georgetown. It was designed by Austin architect Charles H. Page and built between 1909 and 1910 for Dr.…

  • Georgetown High School Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the old Georgetown High School building, a place that served students for over fifty years. Built between 1923 and 1924, this structure stands on the original site of Southwestern University. Take a…

  • Riley, G. W., House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the G.W. Riley House, built in 1872. It was originally constructed by Reverend S.J. Lane, the founder of Georgetown's First Methodist Church and chaplain at Southwestern University. The house got its…

  • Sillure, A. W., House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Sillure House in Georgetown, a classic example of early 20th-century Texas architecture. Built in 1912 for Alexander W. Sillure, a big shot at the Belford Lumber Company, this place has some…

  • First Presbyterian Church · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of Georgetown's First Presbyterian Church, a congregation with a story as divided as the nation once was. Organized in 1854, they first met in a private home, then moved to Georgetown by…

  • Farmers State Bank Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and right here is the Farmers State Bank Building. This beauty, built in 1912, was the heart of local commerce. The bank itself started way back in 1898, becoming the Farmers State…

  • David Love Store · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and right here is the David Love Store, a building that tells a story of Victorian ambition. Built in the mid-1880s for David M. Love, a South Carolina native who found his fortune in…

  • Steele Store-Makemson Hotel Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and just ahead is one of the oldest commercial buildings still standing here. Built around 1870 by M.E. Steele, this place started life as a log hotel. Steele himself ran a mercantile…

  • H.C. Craig Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the H.C. Craig Building in Georgetown, a real Victorian gem built in 1903. It started as Hugh Clifford Craig's furniture store. Though Craig sold the business just three years later, he held onto the…

  • Lesesne-Stone Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the KGTN Building, a limestone commercial structure built right here in 1884. It first housed the Sanders & Lesesne Drugstore, which stayed in business for an incredible 76 years. For over 50 of…

  • In Memory of Robert Jones Rivers · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Georgetown, where Robert Jones Rivers died in 1854. Born in Virginia in 1806, Rivers was a pioneer, a lawyer, and an orator. His eloquence was said to protect the helpless, and his wit charmed…

  • Williamson County Courthouse · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown. Completed in 1911, this is the fifth courthouse for the county. Designed by Charles H. Page & Bro., it's a fine Classical Revival structure, still…

  • Williamson County Sun · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the home of the Williamson County Sun, Georgetown's oldest newspaper. Founded way back in 1877 by Jessie E. Cooper, this weekly paper was a real engine for progress. Over its first century, the Sun…

  • M.B. Lockett Building · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past M.B. Lockett Building. Located on the site of an 1840s store, this structure was built after the Civil War. In the 1880s it housed the mercantile firm of Rucker & Montgomery. Ohio native Melville…

  • C.A.D. Clamp · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past C.A.D. Clamp. (1827-1915) Christian Augustus Daniel Clamp was born in Thorn, Prussia (now Torun, Poland). He came to Texas in 1846 and moved to Georgetown in 1851, a year after his marriage to…

  • The Highway Crew That Drilled into a Lost World · 0.4 mi

    If you're driving on Interstate 35, you're on the site of an incredible scientific discovery. In the spring of 1963, a Texas Highway Department engineering crew was drilling core samples for the construction of this…

  • The Woman Who Fought Lynching · 0.4 mi

    Before she was known across the South, Jessie Daniel Ames lived right here in Georgetown. Her family moved to town when she was ten, and it was here she became a suffragist, founding the Georgetown Equal Suffrage League…

  • The Oldest University in Texas · 0.4 mi

    You’re in a city that’s home to a major piece of Texas history: Southwestern University, the oldest university in the state. Its charter was granted by the Republic of Texas in 1840, even before Texas joined the United…

  • How a Soldier's Souvenir Made a Poppy Capital · 0.4 mi

    Every April, Georgetown's Old Town glows red with poppies, and the whole spectacle traces back to one homesick soldier. During World War I, a young Georgetown man named Henry Purl Compton, nicknamed Okra, served…

  • A 1940s Roadside Cafe Reborn by the Square · 0.4 mi

    Just a block off the courthouse square, at 500 South Austin Avenue, the Monument Cafe was built to feel like the kind of Texas roadside diner that lined the highways from the 1920s through the 1940s, all chrome, counter…

  • Railroad Produce Warehouse · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker

    You're passing the old Railroad Produce Warehouse, built way back in 1904. This wasn't just any old storage building; it was part of a whole industrial hub that sprung up around the railroad lines here in Georgetown.…

  • W. C. Vaden House · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and to your right stands the W. C. Vaden House, built in 1908. This home was designed by local builder Charles S. Belford for Wesley Vaden, a professor who taught Latin and Greek at…

  • C.B. and Lilburn Atkinson House · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the C.B. and Lilburn Atkinson House in Georgetown, a beautiful example of Craftsman bungalow architecture built in 1915. Look for the inset porch with its gabled roof and cobblestone piers. The home…

  • Williamson County Jail · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown. This imposing native limestone structure has been in continuous use since 1888, making it one of the oldest functioning jails in Texas. Built for just…

  • Taylor-Cooper House · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Taylor-Cooper House, a testament to Georgetown's early success. Josiah Taylor opened one of the town's first stores right on the courthouse square. His son, Emzy, returned from the Civil War and…

  • Old Dimmitt Home · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Old Dimmitt Home, built way back in 1866. Imagine hauling native limestone by ox-drawn wagon to construct this place! John Jones Dimmitt, a true Renaissance man – surveyor, lawyer, mathematician,…

  • Dalrymple, William Cornelius · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Williamson County area where William Cornelius Dalrymple made his mark. Born in North Carolina, he fought in the Texas Revolution and served as a Texas Ranger in the 1830s. He settled here in…

  • Taylor, John McQueen · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Williamson County, passing the final resting place of John McQueen Taylor. Born in Tennessee in 1812, Taylor arrived in Texas in 1829, part of Lorenzo de Zavala's empresario grant. He saw action…

  • Main Building, Southwestern University · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Southwestern University in Georgetown, and right here is its oldest building, the Main Building. Planning for this grand structure started way back in 1895, with construction finishing up in 1900. It…

  • Courthouses of Brown County · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Brownwood, and you're passing through nearly 70 years of county history! Brown County was created way back in 1856, and its first courthouse was just a simple log cabin, donated by pioneer settler…

  • Amos-Godbey House · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're cruising through Georgetown, and right here is the Amos-Godbey House, built in 1909 by the C.S. Belford Lumber Company. It was first home to Martin C. Amos, a German professor at Southwestern University. After…

  • Hall Named for Laura L. Kuykendall · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, home of Southwestern University. Look for the building named for Laura L. Kuykendall, the dean of women here from 1918 to 1935. She was also a descendant of early Texas settlers, an…

  • Easley Home · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Easley Home in Georgetown, a bungalow built in 1913 by Samuel Allen Easley and his wife, Roberta. Samuel came to Texas as a baby in 1852 and grew up on a large farm along the San Gabriel River.…

  • The Woman's Club of Georgetown · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, where a literary club for women started right here back in 1893. It began with a reading hosted by Lula Holland Leavell and her daughters. By 1917, this group merged with others to…

  • Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church, a testament to Georgetown's African American history. Organized in 1869 by missionary Rev. Richard Robert Haywood, the congregation bought land here in 1881. They…

  • Iota Chapter, Kappa Sigma Fraternity · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Southwestern University in Georgetown. Here, the Iota Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity was chartered on October 12, 1886, becoming the 27th chapter in the U.S. and the second in Texas. It took a…

  • Xi Chapter, Kappa Alpha Order · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to the Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. Founded at Southwestern University on November 28, 1883, this fraternity met in secret for years before faculty laws were rescinded. Their…

  • Macedonia Baptist Church · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of Macedonia Baptist Church, organized in 1881 by nine families. Their first worship services were held under a backyard arbor. The congregation built its first sanctuary on this site, later…

  • The Oldest University in Texas Lives Here · 0.7 mi

    Southwestern University, on the north side of Georgetown, holds a title no other school in the state can take: the oldest university in Texas. Its lineage runs back to Rutersville College, chartered on February 5, 1840,…

  • Site of Marshall-Carver High School · 0.7 mi · Historical Marker

    The first school for African American students in Georgetown was established in the early 20th century. Called "The Colored School," the institution served grades 1 through 8 and provided the only local educational…

  • Southwestern University · 0.7 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Georgetown, home to the mother of all Texas colleges and universities: Southwestern University. It didn't start from scratch, though. Southwestern absorbed the charters of four earlier Methodist…

  • Old Georgetown Cemetery · 0.7 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Old Georgetown Cemetery, a burial ground used from 1840 to 1902. This land was part of the original donation for the county seat in 1848. Many early citizens rest here, some with unknown names and…

  • Evangelical Free Church · 0.9 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of the Evangelical Free Church in Georgetown. Swedish immigrants here in Williamson County started meeting for worship in their homes as early as 1884. The congregation officially organized…

  • Page-Decrow-Weir House · 1.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Page-Decrow-Weir House in Georgetown, a stunning example of Queen Anne architecture. Built in 1903 for rancher J.M. Page, it quickly changed hands, first to his brother-in-law Thomas Decrow, and…

  • San Gabriel Park · 1.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past San Gabriel Park, a place that’s seen it all. Long before settlers arrived, local tribes camped here by the springs. The Spanish tried to settle, but raids and drought drove them out in <say-as…

  • San Gabriel Lodge No. 89, A. F. & A. M. · 1.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, where the San Gabriel Lodge No. 89 of Freemasons was organized way back in 1851. Chartered in 1852 with a Methodist minister as its master, this lodge grew with the county and even…

  • Inner Space Cavern · 1.8 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Georgetown, and right beneath your tires lies a prehistoric world! In 1963, a Texas Highway Department drilling team accidentally discovered the Inner Space Cavern, a massive cave system carved by…

  • First Baptist Church Georgetown · 1.8 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of Georgetown's First Baptist Church. Established in 1866 with thirteen members, the congregation initially met in a shared Union building. The church later moved and built new facilities…

  • Inner Space Cavern · 1.9 mi · Things to Do

    Texas Highway Department drillers punched into this cave in 1963 while testing the ground for an Interstate 35 overpass in Georgetown. The drill bit dropped…

  • Jesse Cooper House · 1.9 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the home of Jesse Cooper, a true Texas entrepreneur. Cooper arrived in Texas in 1876 and by the next year, he was already helping launch the Williamson County Sun newspaper. But he didn't stop there.…

  • The Packers' All-Time Scorer Kicked First in Georgetown · 2.3 mi

    Before he became the all-time leading scorer in Green Bay Packers history, Mason Crosby was a do-everything athlete at Georgetown High School. He did not just kick; as a senior he earned all-district honors at three…

  • Chalk, Whitfield · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Whitfield Chalk, millwright and soldier, was born on April 4, 1811, in Hertford County, North Carolina, the son of Rev. William Roscoe and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Chalk. In 1823 the family moved to Maury County,…

  • Hughes, Thomas Proctor · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, Texas, and right here is a place where a pivotal moment in Texas history unfolded. In <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1861</say-as>, Thomas Proctor Hughes, a lawyer who had just…

  • Chambers, Iola Bowden · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Iola Bowden Chambers, music teacher and director of the Negro Fine Arts School, was born at Holder, Texas, on October 18, 1904. She was the daughter of Andrew Mack and Amanda (Heflin) Bowden. Her father was a doctor,…

  • Cody, Claude Carr · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to Southwestern University. Right here, Claude Carr Cody, a math professor and administrator, fought a major battle to keep the school from moving to Dallas. In 1910, a proposal…

  • Dalrymple, William Cornelius · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, maybe near Georgetown. Right here, in the late 1860s, William Cornelius Dalrymple, a veteran soldier and politician, led two expeditions into the rugged Rio Grande country. What…

  • Glasscock, George Washington · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, and right here is Georgetown, a town named for George Washington Glasscock. He was an early settler who helped organize this county back in 1846. But Glasscock wasn't just a…

  • Graves, Harry N. · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, and right here in Georgetown, a pivotal moment in Texas law enforcement history unfolded. In 1930, a local lawyer and politician named Harry N. Graves, who served in the Texas…

  • Hyer, Robert Stewart · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown right now, a place that was home to a scientific pioneer. Robert Stewart Hyer, a professor at Southwestern University, was experimenting with wireless communication. In 1894, he…

  • Meyer, Henry Edwin · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to Southwestern University, where Henry Edwin Meyer left an indelible mark on music education. Arriving in 1926, Meyer became a professor of piano, organ, and sacred music,…

  • Mood, Francis Asbury · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to Southwestern University. Right here, Francis Asbury Mood, a Methodist preacher, took charge of a struggling school in Chappell Hill in 1868. He saw its potential, but knew it…

  • Reeves, George Robertson · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Grayson County, Texas, and the town of Georgetown right here owes its name to George Robertson Reeves. He was a legislator, a soldier, and a prominent figure in this area. Reeves fought in major…

  • Southwestern University · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to Southwestern University. It all started back in 1870 when five Methodist conferences decided to merge four existing colleges into one new institution. They named it Texas…

  • Vontress, Edward Hughes · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, not far from Georgetown. Right here, in the mid-1800s, lived Edward Hughes Vontress. He was a lawyer, a judge, and a state representative. But when the Civil War broke out,…

  • Stone, Robert James · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, Texas, a town with a rich visual history thanks to photographer Robert James Stone. Stone made a name for himself right here as 'Southwestern's Photographer.' Though he never attended…

  • Georgetown, TX (Williamson County) · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, the county seat of Williamson County. This town got its start back in 1848, named for George Washington Glasscock, who donated the land. Pioneers were drawn here by the timber and…

  • Fort Johnston · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through northern Grayson County, not far from Lake Texoma. Right here, in November of <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1840</say-as>, a temporary Republic of Texas fort called Fort Johnston was…

  • Granbery, John Cowper, Jr. · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, Texas, a town that was once home to John Cowper Granbery Jr. A Methodist minister by training, Granbery became a sociology professor influenced by Jane Addams and earned a doctorate…

  • Makemson, William K. · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, where William K. Makemson's family settled way back in 1847. He grew up here, working as a farmer, drover, and shoemaker to support his family after his father died. He even…

  • Springer, Roland Angus · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to Southwestern University, where Roland Angus Springer spent over three decades shaping the drama department. <break time="400ms"/> Arriving in 1943, he transformed a small stage…

  • Critz, Richard · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Richard Critz, lawyer and judge, was born in Starkville, Mississippi, on October 16, 1877, the son of George Edward and Ella (Richards) Critz. When he was fourteen the family moved to Williamson County, Texas, where…

  • Snyder, John Wesley · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    John Wesley Snyder, rancher and Civil War veteran, the second of four children of Charles W. and Susan (Hale) Snyder, was born on June 21, 1837, in Yazoo County, Mississippi. After his father's death in 1840, John moved…

  • Georgetown Railroad · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving near Georgetown, Texas, a town that owes its start to a railroad that almost didn't make it. The Georgetown Railroad was chartered in 1878, aiming to connect this city to Round Rock. They laid ten miles…

  • Glasscock, George Washington, Jr. · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, maybe even passing Georgetown itself. Right here, in the late 1800s, George Washington Glasscock Jr. was making his mark. After serving in the Civil War and surviving a yellow…

  • McLean, John Howell · 2.8 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Georgetown, home to Southwestern University. Right here, John Howell McLean served as the university's regent from 1890 to 1897. He was unique – the only head of Southwestern to have actually…

  • Trooper Billy Dan Howry Memorial Highway · 3.0 mi · Historical Marker

    Honors TX DPS Patrolman Billy Dan Howry, killed 1968 when struck by a drunk driver during a traffic stop on I-35 in Williamson County. The driver's $1,000 bond became a public outrage that influenced Texas DUI…

  • St. John's Cemetery · 3.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past St. John's Cemetery, a final resting place for some of the earliest Swedish immigrants in the Brushy Creek area. These pioneers settled here in the early 1870s, and by the early 1880s, they'd…

  • Pennington Family Cemetery · 3.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Pennington Family Cemetery, a final resting place for folks who saw a lot of history. John Parker Pennington was born way back in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1840</say-as>, in Fannin…

  • North Fork of the San Gabriel River · 4.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're cruising along the North Fork of the San Gabriel River, a key part of the Brazos River system. This stream has been a lifeline for ages. Spanish explorer Fray Isidro Felix Espinosa first named it Rio de San…

  • John Berry, Frontiersman · 4.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Williamson County, passing the spot where John Berry settled in 1846. Born in Kentucky, this frontiersman fought in the War of 1812 before bringing his family to Texas in 1827. His sons, Joseph…

  • Caldwell-Palm House · 4.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Caldwell-Palm House, a solid limestone structure built back in 1860 by T. J. Caldwell. He and his wife Letitia quarried the limestone right here on their land for the walls, and used local cedars…

  • Whiteley, Eli Lamar · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Eli Lamar Whiteley, World War II Medal of Honor recipient, was born near Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas on December 10, 1913, the second son of farmers Eli Whiteley and Ruth (Hunt) Whiteley. As a youngster…

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 independent horror film created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. The story follows a group of friends who, while visiting an old family home in rural Texas, fall prey to a…

  • Hardeman, William Polk · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, Texas, and right here is the territory of William Polk Hardeman, a man who lived a life straight out of Texas legend. Born in Tennessee, he came to Texas in 1835 and immediately…

  • Olive, Isom Prentice · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, Texas, where one of the most infamous cattlemen in Texas history got his start: Isom Prentice 'Print' Olive. Born in Mississippi in 1840, Olive moved to Texas as a child and…

  • Kenney's Fort · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, not far from where Kenney's Fort once stood. Built in 1839 by a San Jacinto veteran, this wasn't some grand military post, but a vital frontier defense for the outermost…

  • McAnulty, Mary Alice McFadin · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, not far from Taylor. Right here, in the late 1800s, Alice McFadin was a force to be reckoned with. She wasn't just a farmer and rancher, raising corn and cotton and livestock…

  • McFadin, David Hutchinson · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, and right here, in the vicinity of Circleville, is where David Hutchinson McFadin settled after fighting in the Texas Revolution. He arrived in Texas as a teenager and saw…

  • Rice, James O. · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, a place that saw intense frontier action. Right here, in what is now Williamson County, James O. Rice discovered the Manuel Flores party in May of 1839. Rice, a veteran of the…

  • Second Texas Cavalry, Arizona Brigade · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Texas, maybe near Williamson County, and thinking about the Civil War. Right here, Confederate troops were forming the Arizona Brigade, tasked with retaking the Southwest. These weren't your…

  • Webster Massacre · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, not far from Leander. Right here, between 1838 and 1839, John Webster led thirteen settlers west, hoping to establish a new home. But they were overtaken by Comanche warriors…

  • Willis Creek (Williamson County) · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, and right here, a little off the road, is Willis Creek. This waterway has two names that might ring a bell. Spanish explorers likely called it San Ygnacio back in 1721. But…

  • Wilson-Leonard Site · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, right near Brushy Creek, and you're passing over 12,000 years of Texas history. The Wilson-Leonard site is one of the most complete records of ancient life ever found in North…

  • Lawrence, Adam · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through what was once central Texas, near Lawrence Chapel. This was the stomping ground of Adam Lawrence, a name you might recognize if you're familiar with the area. Born in Kentucky in 1802, Lawrence…

  • Morgan’s Texas Cavalry Battalion · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Texas, likely not far from where these men once rode. During the Civil War, Morgan's Texas Cavalry Battalion wasn't a typical unit. It was a 'hodgepodge' of independent companies, each with its…

  • Corn Hill, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Corn Hill was on Willis Creek and Interstate Highway 35 two miles south of Jarrell in north central Williamson County. The site was settled in 1855 by Judge John E. King as a stage stop on the road between Georgetown…

  • Hoxie, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Hoxie is on Pecan Creek six miles northeast of Taylor in northeastern Williamson County. In 1878 John R. Hoxie, a railroad magnate, purchased 9,000 acres of ranchland in the area and built an estate called Hoxie House.…

  • Jonah, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Jonah is on State Highway 29 and the San Gabriel River, seven miles east of Georgetown in central Williamson County. In 1857 James P. Warnock and Joseph T. Mileham erected a mill on the San Gabriel River, and a…

  • Neusser, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Neusser, a small community of the early 1890s located almost equal distance between Georgetown and Granger in central Williamson County, was named after one of its early pioneers, Johann Neusser. Johann left his…

  • Post Oak Island, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Post Oak Island was a town on the low ridge dividing the watersheds of Brushy and Yegua creeks in Williamson County. It was named for the large "island" or grove of post oak trees at its site on the prairie. It was one…

  • Rock House, TX (Williamson County) · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Rock House is on Farm Road 3405 and the North San Gabriel River, three miles northeast of Liberty Hill, in western Williamson County. Draco, the Indian name for the village that occupied the site before White…

  • Schwertner, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Schwertner is on Farm Road 487 near the Bell county line forty-six miles north of Austin in north central Williamson County. It was named for Bernard Schwertner and his sons, Frank, Edward, and Adolf, Austrian…

  • Easley, Samuel Allen · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, a place that once hosted a Texas state representative named Samuel Allen Easley. He arrived in Texas in 1852, looking to settle in Kaufman County, but found a bargain on land…

  • Williamson County · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, a place with a history as varied as its landscape. The Balcones Escarpment splits this region, creating rolling plains to the east and hilly brushland to the west. For…

  • Andice, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Andice, also called Berry's Creek and Stapp, is at the intersection of Farm Roads 2338 and 970, five miles southwest of Florence in northwest Williamson County. The site was first settled by Joshua Stapp, who built a…

  • Hare, TX · 4.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    Hare is on Farm Road 1331 forty-five miles northeast of Austin in eastern Williamson County. The origin of the town's name is disputed. Local folklore maintains that early settler William Caesar, who bought land in the…

  • The Double File Trail · 5.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the route of the Double File Trail, laid out by Delaware Indians around 1828. They called it that because two horsemen could ride abreast. The Delawares carved this trace migrating from East Texas,…

  • Texan Santa Fe Expedition · 5.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Georgetown, and right here, you're passing the campsite of a failed but ambitious dream. It's June 19th, 1841, and President Mirabeau Lamar's Texan Santa Fe Expedition is just beginning its long…

  • Mankins Crossing · 5.7 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Mankins Crossing, named for Samuel Mankins who settled here along the San Gabriel River in 1849. The river's limestone bed made it an easy crossing for local farmers. A community grew up nearby,…

  • James B. Williams · 5.8 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the area where James B. Williams settled, a true pioneer of this region. Born in Kentucky in 1821, he arrived in Texas with his bride, Sarah Coffey, and his father's wagon train on Christmas Eve,…

  • Weir Community Cemetery · 6.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Weir Community Cemetery. Weir Community Cemetery John Breneke (1847-1927) came from Fayette County to purchase 365 acres of farmland here in 1875. Deed records show he set aside two acres for a…

  • City of Weir · 6.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the spot where the town of Weir got its start, but it wasn't always called Weir. Back in 1856, Thomas Weir settled here, and a bit later, James Towns and his brother opened up a mill and blacksmith…

  • The Iron Horse and the Blackland Prairie · 6.2 mi

    The town of Weir is a direct product of 19th-century transportation technology. Before the tracks came, this was farmland worked by families like the Weirs, who settled in during the 1850s. The change came from the…

  • Weir, TX · 6.2 mi

    In the late 19th century, the communities of Weir and Townsville grew around early settlers like Tennessee-native Thomas Calvin Weir, who became a prosperous farmer in the area. The turning point for Weir came in 1893…

  • Georgetown Grace Academy - 2025 Texas 6-Man TAIAO III state football champion · 6.3 mi · Sports News

    You're near Georgetown Grace Academy High School in Georgetown. Last December, they took down Stephenville Faith fifty-eight to thirty-five to win the Texas 6-Man TAIAO III state football championship. They wear that…

  • Round Rock Volunteer Fire Department · 7.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of Round Rock's very first organized fire department! Back in 1884, folks here formed the Hose and Hand Pump Company. They scraped together cash for gear through picnics, dances, and box…

  • Site of Stony Point School · 7.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Williamson County, and you're passing the site of the old Stony Point School. Established around 1891, this little schoolhouse was more than just a place for kids to learn their ABCs. For many of…

  • The Most Interesting Man in Round Rock · 7.3 mi

    Interstate Thirty Five in Williamson County, from State Highway Forty Five to Westinghouse Road, is the Officer Charles Whites Memorial Highway. Charles Whites Junior served the Round Rock Police Department for nineteen…

  • Baylor Bus Crash of 1927 · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Round Rock, Texas, right where a terrible tragedy unfolded on January 22, 1927. The Baylor University basketball team, the 'Immortal Ten,' was headed south for a game. As their bus crossed these…

  • Anderson, Washington · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, not far from Round Rock, where a man named Washington Anderson made his mark. He fought at the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, and was…

  • Bass, Sam · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Central Texas, perhaps near Round Rock, where the legend of Sam Bass met its end. Bass, an outlaw who started his Texas journey as a simple cowboy and horse racer right here in Denton, eventually…

  • Reynolds, Nelson Orcelus · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Lampasas County, a place that saw some serious outlaw trouble back in the day. Right here is where Nelson Orcelus Reynolds, a Texas Ranger known as 'The Intrepid,' made his mark. In 1877, with…

  • Ware, Richard Clayton · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Central Texas, maybe not far from Round Rock, where one of the most famous Texas outlaw stories played out. It's July 1878, and Texas Ranger Richard Clayton Ware is getting a shave. Suddenly, Sam…

  • Round Rock, TX · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Round Rock, a town that got its name from a distinctive anvil-shaped rock in Brushy Creek. But this peaceful spot also has a wild past. In 1878, the infamous outlaw Sam Bass was drawn to the area.…

  • Highsmith, Henry Albert · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, and right here in Round Rock, you're passing through a place with a legendary frontier lawman. Henry Albert Highsmith was a Texas Ranger, a Confederate soldier, and a man who…

  • Old Settler’s Music Festival · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Central Texas, and right here is the home of a music festival that started with a simple jam session. Back in 1987, musicians in Round Rock, members of the Old Settlers Fiddlers Association, were…

  • Owens, William Mitchell · 7.4 mi · Tsha Handbook

    You're driving through Williamson County, maybe near Round Rock. Right here, Dr. William Mitchell Owens served in the Eighth Texas Legislature from 1859 to 1861, representing both Burnet and Williamson counties. But…

  • Harrell Cemetery · 7.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Harrell Cemetery, a final resting place for some of Williamson County's earliest settlers. Jacob and Mary Harrell arrived in Texas way back in 1833 with Robertson's Colony. Their family soon…

  • Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery · 7.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery, also known as Smalley Cemetery. It's named for pioneer Baptist preacher Freeman Smalley and his family, who were early settlers here. While the oldest…

  • Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area · 7.7 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past a piece of Williamson County history! This cabin, built in the early 1850s near the old village of Gabriel Mills, wasn't just a home. It served as the community hub, hosting church services, school…

  • Round Rock - The Express and Dell Diamond · 7.8 mi · Web Research

    Round Rock Express minor league baseball team, founded 2000 when ownership group led by Nolan Ryan + Don Sanders moved the Jackson Generals to the new Dell Diamond stadium. 'Express' = homage to Ryan's 'Ryan Express'…

  • Confederate Chaplains_Rev. Edward Hudson_Rev. John Hudson · 7.9 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the resting place of two brothers who served the Confederacy in a unique way. Rev. Edward and Rev. John Hudson, Presbyterian ministers from Arkansas, came to Texas in 1856. When the Civil War broke…

  • Palm Valley Lutheran Church · 7.9 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Palm Valley, a place named by Swedish settlers back in 1853. Just imagine, the very first Lutheran church in this area, called 'Brushy,' was built right here in 1861. It was made of logs, constructed…

  • Community of Jonah · 7.9 mi · Historical Marker

    You're cruising through Williamson County, heading past the community of Jonah. It started in 1851 as Water Valley, settled by folks arriving on a wagon train from Arkansas. But the real story kicks off in 1884. The…

  • 1/2 Mile to the Site of Kenney's Fort · 8.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of Kenney's Fort, the very first settlement in Williamson County. In the spring of 1839, Dr. Thomas Kenney and Joseph Barnhart built this home, which quickly became a refuge from Indian…

  • The Double File Trail · 8.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of the Double File Trail, named because two horsemen could ride side-by-side. Delaware Indians laid out this route in 1828 as they moved from East Texas to Mexico. By 1838, Kenney Fort, the…

  • Pioneer Builders, In memory of the · 8.0 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of early educational efforts in Round Rock. Back in the late 1800s, this community poured its heart into building schools. First came the Greenwood Masonic Institute, founded in 1867. Then,…

  • Round Rock Cemetery · 8.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're cruising past Round Rock Cemetery, a resting place for pioneers, citizens, and a notorious outlaw. The oldest stone here marks the grave of Angeline Scott, who died in 1851 at just 11 years old. But this ground…

  • Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery · 8.1 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Old Round Rock Cemetery, and right near the famous outlaw Sam Bass, there's a whole different story. Look for a section enclosed by cedar posts and barbed wire. This is a slave burial ground, set…

  • How Dell Computers Changed Everything · 8.2 mi

    In the mid-1990s, Round Rock was a pleasant but unremarkable suburb of Austin. That all changed when a young man named Michael Dell decided it was the perfect place to grow his company, Dell Computers. He had started…

  • Dell's Logistical Revolution · 8.2 mi

    The rise of Dell Computers wasn't just about making good PCs; it was a revolution in manufacturing and logistics, and it was run out of headquarters right here in Round Rock. While other companies built computers and…

  • Where Soapy Smith Learned to Cheat · 8.2 mi

    One of the most notorious con men of the Old West got his start right here in Round Rock. Jefferson Randolph Smith, born in Georgia in 1860 to a once-wealthy family ruined by the Civil War, moved with his family to…

  • The Rock that Built a Town · 8.2 mi

    The most important landmark in Round Rock isn't a building—it's a rock. If you visit Chisholm Trail Crossing Park, you can stand on the banks of Brushy Creek and see it: a large, rounded limestone formation in the…

  • An anvil-shaped rock named the town · 8.2 mi

    The Round Rock you see today isn't the original - but the reason it moved isn't the one you usually hear. The first settlement grew up around Jacob Harrell's blacksmith shop in 1848 and was simply called Brushy Creek.…

  • Owen, William M., House Complex · 8.2 mi · Historical Marker

    Hey road-trippers! You're cruising past the site of Round Rock's very first permanent post office. Built around 1853, this stone building was also a mercantile store, serving the pioneer road connecting Austin and…

  • Barker House · 8.2 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Barker House in Round Rock. In May of 1873, E. B. and Mary Harvey Barker purchased this home, built from local limestone. They owned a farm about twenty miles east, but they wintered here so…

  • Round Rock - The Chisholm Trail and the Old Settlers · 8.3 mi · Web Research

    You are standing at the actual round rock. It sits right out there in Brushy Creek, table shaped, the landmark that gave this whole city its name. But what the rock really was, was a crossing. In the years after the…

  • The Round Rock · 8.3 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Round Rock, a place named for a unique geological feature right here in Brushy Creek. For years, this large, table-shaped stone served as a vital low-water crossing for both Native Americans and…

  • Major Robert McNutt · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving through Hutto, and right here is the resting place of Major Robert McNutt. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, but his most significant Texas role came in <say-as interpret-as="date"…

  • Trooper Billy Dan Howry Memorial Highway · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker

    Interstate Thirty Five in Williamson County, from mile marker two sixty eight to two seventy two just north of Georgetown, is named for Patrolman Billy Dan Howry of the Texas Department of Public Safety. At a quarter to…

  • Trinity Lutheran College · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of Trinity Lutheran College, a school that opened its doors in Round Rock way back in 1906. The Augustana Lutheran Synod chose this spot because the town offered them a well, 14 city lots,…

  • A. J. and Carolina Anderson House · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the A.J. and Carolina Anderson House, a beautiful Folk Victorian built in 1908 and 1909. Anders Johan Anderson, a Swedish immigrant, built this home just after his first wife passed away. He moved in…

  • Olson House · 8.4 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Olson House in Round Rock, a beautiful example of Queen Anne architecture. Built in 1908 by A.S. Robertson, this home has a unique story. It was purchased in 1907 by Johanna Olson, a Swedish…

  • Round Rock - Round Rock Donuts (Since 1926) · 8.5 mi · Web Research

    Pull over for Round Rock Donuts. They have been making donuts in this town for a hundred years. Reinhold Moehring opened a place called the Lone Star Bakery on Main Street in nineteen twenty six. Through the nineteen…

  • Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Burial Site · 8.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past what's known as the Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Burial Site. Back in 1973, Texas Highway Department archaeologists found this place was a major camping ground for ancient peoples, especially during…

  • Round Rock Donuts · 8.5 mi · Things to Do

    Texas-sized golden donuts from a bakery dating to the 1920s — the giant 'Round Rock Donut' has drawn dawn lines and a Man v. Food cameo.

  • The Famous Orange Donut · 8.5 mi

    At 106 West Liberty Avenue, in the heart of Round Rock, sits a bakery that has been frying doughnuts since long before Dell or Dell Diamond existed. The shop traces back to 1926, when it operated as the Lone Star…

  • Education in Round Rock · 8.5 mi · Historical Marker

    Hey road trippers! As you cruise through Round Rock, imagine a time when this whole area was just dusty plains. Back in 1848, a blacksmith named Jacob Harrell built what's believed to be the very first school in…

  • Nelson-Crier House · 8.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the Nelson-Crier House in Round Rock, a home that tells a story of Swedish immigration and changing architectural styles. Andrew J. and Hedwig Nelson arrived from Sweden in 1854 and worked hard to…

  • Palm, Andrew J., House · 8.5 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past the site of a home built by Andrew J. Palm, a Swedish immigrant who came to Texas in 1853. He built this house around 1873, hauling lumber all the way from Austin. Palm and his wife raised eight…

  • Sam Bass — Round Rock, TX · 8.6 mi · Research

    Round Rock got its name from a literal round rock in Brushy Creek, but it earned its place in Texas legend in July of 1878. That's when Sam Bass — train robber, Indiana orphan, and the most wanted outlaw in the state —…

  • The Rock That Was an Address · 8.6 mi

    You're in Round Rock, Texas, so here's the rounded-rock tangent behind the name: Round Rock takes its name from an actual rounded rock in Brushy Creek. Before modern signs, it marked a dependable low-water crossing used…

  • How Water Rounds a Rock · 8.6 mi

    You're in Round Rock, Texas, so here's the rounded-rock tangent behind the name: rocks in streams collide, scrape against sediment, and lose sharp corners through abrasion. Weathering weakens surfaces, while transport…

  • Three Rocks and One Cycle · 8.6 mi

    You're in Round Rock, Texas, so here's the rounded-rock tangent behind the name: igneous rocks crystallize from molten material, sedimentary rocks form from accumulated particles or chemical and biological deposits, and…

  • Skipping Stones, Wheels, and Millstones · 8.6 mi

    You're in Round Rock, Texas, so here's the rounded-rock tangent behind the name: a good skipping stone is thin and flat, not merely round. Thrown with spin at a shallow angle, it repeatedly deflects from the water while…

  • The Shootout That Killed Sam Bass · 8.6 mi

    On July 19, 1878, train robber Sam Bass and two of his gang rode into Round Rock's new railroad town to scout a bank they planned to rob the next day. They had not counted on a betrayal: gang member Jim Murphy had…

  • Sam Bass - The Round Rock Shootout · 8.6 mi · Historical Marker

    Sam Bass robbed his first train near Dallas in 1877 and became the most wanted man in Texas almost overnight. He was twenty-six, good-looking, and generous with stolen money, which made him popular with people who…

  • The Rock That Named the Town · 8.6 mi

    You are standing near one of the few towns in Texas named for an actual rock you can still walk up to. Down in Brushy Creek, on the east side of Chisholm Trail Road, sits a rounded, anvil-shaped slab of limestone rising…

  • The Ryan Express Comes to Round Rock · 8.6 mi

    Out at 3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard, on former farmland on the east side of town, sits Dell Diamond, one of the most attended ballparks in all of Minor League Baseball. The Round Rock Express take their name from…

  • Stone Circles, Cairns, and Space Rocks · 8.6 mi

    You're in Round Rock, Texas, so here's the rounded-rock tangent behind the name: Stonehenge was built and rearranged in stages over centuries; it is not simply one ring raised in a day, and its uses remain debated.…

  • Bass, Sam · 8.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Round Rock, the final stop for the infamous outlaw Sam Bass. An Indiana orphan who drifted to Texas, Bass became known for racing horses, gambling, and robbing trains. After a big score in Nebraska,…

  • Round Rock · 8.6 mi · Historical Marker

    You're driving past Round Rock, a town that started as a simple settlement in the 1830s. By 1876, the railroad arrived, creating a 'New Town' that quickly challenged Austin for economic control of Central Texas. This…

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