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Hays County, Texas
Historical Markers in Buda, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 12 Texas historical markers in Buda, in Hays County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1981 and 2018. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Buda stories
- Goforthplaced 1985
Once the center of cotton-producing activity in Hays County. Goforth became a ghost town during the 1920s.
- Antioch Colonyplaced 2009
Antioch Colony was a rural farming community formed after the Civil War by a group of formerly enslaved African Americans.
- Barton Cemeteryplaced 1991
This property was part of a Mexican land grant awarded to Ben Milam in 1826. James U. Barton (1814-1893) brought his family to Texas from alabama in…
- Budaplaced 1981
Originally known as Du Pre, Buda was founded along a line of the International and Great Northern Railroad.
- Buda Christian Churchplaced 1986
Organized in 1893, the Buda Christian Church met in the Methodist church building until a church was built on this site in 1903.
- Buda Schoolplaced 2007
THE BUDA SCHOOL SYSTEM ORGANIZED FROM THE CONSOLIDATION OF SEVERAL 19TH CENTURY RURAL SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ELM GROVE (LARGEST SCHOOL IN HAYS COUNTY IN…
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