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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICL_mahomet-sycamore-springs-community_Bertram-TX.html
Settlement in this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. Two early communities were Mahomet and Sycamore Springs, originally located 8 miles from each other. Pioneers of Mahomet were George Ater, William G. Hall, and Mr. Sanford, while Sycamor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICK_mahomet-cemetery_Bertram-TX.html
This cemetery, with interments dating back to the 1850s, became a community graveyard for the Sycamore Springs and Mahomet rural communities. In 1909 J. W. Williams and J. W. and Nellie Greer deeded the cemetery property to the community of Mahome…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIB4_joppa-community_Bertram-TX.html
Some of the first settlers in this farming and ranching community were the William Alexander Faires family in 1874 and the Martin Luther Ater family the next year. The settlement was called "Pool Branch" for a nearby pool formed by a waterfall. In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI8D_the-bryson-place_Bertram-TX.html
John H. Bryson (1850-1930) and his wife Milda (Barton) (1852-1952) had this home constructed on their land in 1906 by local builder Marcus Langford. It is located on a site purchased in 1855 by Milda's uncle Welborn Barton and later owned by her f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI8A_blacks-fort_Bertram-TX.html
Built as a defense against the Indians in 1851 by William Black (1815-1907) on land owned by him. In the stockade, constructed of cedar logs, sentries were kept on guard on moonlight nights. Guns and ammunition for public use were kept here. Aband…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI88_bertram-school_Bertram-TX.html
When Bertram was founded in 1882 along the Austin & Northwestern Railroad, one of the first structures erected was a combination school, Sunday School, and Masonic Lodge hall. Rudolph Bertram, Austin Railroad executive for whom the town was named,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI87_bertram_Bertram-TX.html
The town of Bertram was founded in 1882 when the Austin and Northwestern Railroad established a route through the area. The community was named for Rudolph Bertram, an Austin merchant who was instrumental in the development of the rail line. Many …