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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9J_old-cook-home_Burnet-TX.html
Built 1873 in Victorian style, with large bay window, solid walnut staircase, three fireplaces; was remodeled but retains original floor plan. House was bought 1890 by Judge J. G. Cook, a noted lawyer, and remained in Cook family several generations.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9H_christian-matern-house_Marble-Falls-TX.html
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 wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI94_burnet-county-jail_Burnet-TX.html
Built 1884 of hand-hewn rock. Has apartment for sheriff, who is also jailer. On second floor the county library was founded.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI8F_the-burnet-bulletin_Burnet-TX.html
Established in the early 1870s, this weekly newspaper has been in continuous operation for more than one hundred years. The first editor on record was George Whitaker, who served in that position until 1874. In 1898, the paper was sold to L. C. an…
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/HMI8C_briggs-state-bank_Florence-TX.html
The Briggs State Bank was chartered on May 27, 1909. Constructed that spring, this limestone and brick building is typical of a commercial architecture style once popular in Texas. It features a three-bay front with central entry and transoms, and…
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/HMI89_bethel-cemetery_Burnet-TX.html
The Rev. Richard Howard (1817-1882) moved to this area of Burnet County in 1855. The frontier settlement he joined would later be known as the Bethel community. In 1874 he deeded two acres at this site for community use. The first recorded burial …
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 …