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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGY2_williamson-county-jail_Georgetown-TX.html
In continuous use since 1888. Native limestone. Cost $22,000. Replaced 1848 frame jail, at grand jury request. Financed without a bond issue. French bastille styling, unchanged in remodeling, at cost of $40,000 in 1934.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGY1_preslar-hewitt-building_Taylor-TX.html
The early growth of Taylor as a vital cotton and railroad center is reflected in its historic business district. Hugo Hunke built this two-story commercial structure in 1914 to anchor an important block. It provided first floor space for two busin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGXC_saints-cyril-and-methodius-catholic-school_Granger-TX.html
In 1899, eight years after the founding of Saints Cyril and Methodius Church, its Czech/Moravian parishioners established a school for their children. In 1901 the sisters of divine providence began their long affiliation of providing teachers for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGXB_type-cemetery_Elgin-TX.html
The earliest anglo settlers of this area came to the vicinity in the 1840s. They called their community Post Oak Island for an isolated oak grove between Bastrop and Circleville. Many of these pioneers had moved on by the time Swedish and Danish i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGXA_young-house_Granger-TX.html
Constructed in 1901 for the A.A. Young family, this residence exhibits elements of the Classical Revival and Beaux Arts styles of architecture. Its eclectic details and architectural features include large dormers, decorative balustrades and two-s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGX9_tucker-smith-house_Taylor-TX.html
Built in 1892 by prominent local lumber man J.E. Tucker, this residence originally reflected the Queen Anne style. Decker Franklin Smith purchased the house in 1905. In 1916 Smith extensively remodeled the house in the Mission style, which was the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGX8_saul-cemetery_Hutto-TX.html
The Saul family settled along Brushy Creek in Williamson County about 1850. One brother, Charles Saul (b. 1818), bought this 640-acre tract in 1862. This part of the ranch was first used as a family burial ground upon Charles' death on June 22, 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGX6_jolly-cemetery_Austin-TX.html
This pioneer burial ground is a reminder of the area's earliest settlers. It was formally set aside by John Grey Jolly (1825-99) and his wife, Nancy Isabel (Eskew) (1825-1921)—both buried here—for whom Jollyville community was named. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGX5_st-johns-united-methodist-church_Georgetown-TX.html
As early as 1871, pioneer Swedish settlers near Union Hill (4 mi. S), also known as the Brushy area, were holding Methodist worship services in homes. In 1882 they formally organized as a Swedish Methodist Episcopal church. The congregation moved …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGWP_site-of-moravia-school_Granger-TX.html
In the mid-nineteenth century, Moravian immigrants began moving into central Texas, attracted by fertile soils and the hope for better lives. One who settled here was Pavel Machu (1834-1907), a native of the Vsetin Valley in what is now the Czech …
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