Hays County, Texas
Historical Markers in Dripping Springs, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Dripping Springs, in Hays County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 2023. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Dr. Joseph M. Pound Homesteadplaced 1965
Pioneer settlers Dr. Joseph M. Pound and his wife Sarah Dunbiken Ward lived here and raised nine children.
- Dr. Joseph McKeaig Poundplaced 2023
(1826-1914) Born to Johnathan and Mary (Risley) Pound on October 26, 1826, near Louisville, Kentucky, Joseph Pound was a Mexican-American War veteran…
- Phillips Cemeteryplaced 1991
Early settlers John and Nancy Phillips deeded land at this site to the Methodist Episcopal Church, So, in 1880.
- W. T. Chapmanplaced 2018
Born in Georgia, William Thomas Chapman (1835-1917) came to Texas after the Civil War during which he was wounded, incarcerated and released after…
- Dripping Springs Academyplaced 1968
Founded 1881 by W. M. Jordan, noted Baptist preacher. Its stone building was given to Pedernales Baptist Association 1883; then to public school…
- Dripping Springs United Methodist Churchplaced 1985
Methodists in the Dripping Springs area first gathered for worship in the one-room log home of Dr. J. W. Pound in 1854.
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