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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WY1_malcolm-and-margaret-badger-reed-estate-historical_Austin-TX.html
Central Texas native Malcolm Reed followed his father into business and ultimately became a leading cotton exporter. He wed Margaret "Maggie" Badger of Marble Falls in 1898, and in 1908, they moved to Austin. In 1929, they moved into the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WQP_hezikiah-haskell-house-historical_Austin-TX.html
The community of Clarksville is an early freedman's community that was established after the Civil War. Freed slave Charles Clark founded the community in 1871 as a place where former slaves could reunite with their family members, direct their ow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KG1_splitrock_Austin-TX.html
In 1891, Thomas F. Burns bought 3 ¾ acres of the Jones and Sedwick property along the west bank of Shoal Creek. Burns, a Scottish immigrant, married Arbanna J. Nelson in Travis County in 1876. Property records and lumber marked "Sutor & Co.&…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KCM_the-caldwell-treaty-oak-park_Austin-TX.html
Estimated to have been a majestic tree of about 100 years when Columbus first landed on North American shores, this live oak tree has been pronounced the most perfect specimen of a tree in North America, and its picture hangs in the Hall of Fame o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FPQ_texas-in-the-civil-war_Austin-TX.html
When Texas joined the Confederacy in 1861, some men disagreed. Mainly these were from foreign countries or the north, or did not uphold states' rights. Some of them left here and joined northern army units.
Others joined federal forces near home. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BA8_taylor-lime-kiln-no-1_Austin-TX.html
This kiln was built in 1871 by Scottish immigrant Peter C. Taylor (b. 1829). His patented kiln design permitted continuous firing, producing a superior lime that was used to make mortar for late 19th century Austin buildings and had a wide market …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSXO_adjutants-general_Austin-TX.html
Texas in 1861-1865 had 90,000 men fighting for the south - many in units east of the Mississippi. Yet at home she had to defend 2,000 miles of coastline and frontier from constant threats made by Federals, Indians and outlaws.
The State Adjutan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHS0_henry-h-and-bertha-sterzing-ziller-house_Austin-TX.html
Henry (1853-1924) and Bertha (1857-1900) Ziller, both members of families who came to the Austin area from Germany, married in 1876 and purchased this property in 1881. Records indicate that a residence, built about 1877, already existed on the si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHPX_travis-county_Austin-TX.html
Named in honor of William Barret Travis. Born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, August 1, 1809. Came to Texas in 1831. Commander at the Alamo where he was killed March 6, 1836.
Austin, the county seat, selected as the Capital of the Republ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHNF_william-steele_Austin-TX.html
Born New York. Graduate West Point. In Seminole and Mexican Wars. Resigned U.S. Army to serve Confederacy. Colonel 7th Texas Cavalry. In New Mexico campaign 1862. Earned promotion to Brigadier General. Commander Indian Territory 1863 and Galveston…