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Blanco County, Texas
Historical Markers in Johnson City, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 14 Texas historical markers in Johnson City, in Blanco County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2013. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Johnson City stories
- Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felpsplaced 1975
Born in Tennessee in 1836, Thomas C. Felps came to Texas in 1850 and to this area in 1856. He earned a living by freighting and joined the Blanco…
- James Polk Johnsonplaced 1989
(August 24, 1845-October 20, 1885) A native of Georgia, James Polk Johnson came to Texas with his family and grew up in DeWitt County.
- Blanco County Trail Drivesplaced 1969
From this headquarters site in the 1870s, the brothers J. T. and Sam Ealy Johnson started thousands of cattle up trails to Kansas and other shipping…
- Dr. James Odiorneplaced 1972
(1816-1887) Prominent pioneer physician, civic leader. Practiced medicine in Illinois and Kentucky before settling in Texas in 1857; moved to Blanco…
- Johnson City Masonic Cemeteryplaced 2002
In 1892, local masons Joseph Bird, W.H. Withers and G.M. Nash, on behalf of Johnson City Masonic Lodge No. 561, purchased land at this site from…
- 1894 Blanco County Jailplaced 1986
Noting the unhealthy dampness of the basement where prisoners were first kept after the Blanco County seat was moved to Johnson City, the…
Johnson City on the Texas history calendar
All 14 historical markers in Johnson City
- 1894 Blanco County Jail1986
- Blanco County1936
- Blanco County Courthouse1983
- Blanco County Trail Drives1969
- Dr. James F. Barnwell2013
- Dr. James Odiorne1972
- First Baptist Church of Johnson City1979
- First Christian Church of Johnson City1989
- James Polk Johnson1989
- James Polk Johnson Building1992
- Johnson City Masonic Cemetery2002
- L. B. J. Boyhood Home1965
- Lyndon B. Johnson and Hill Country Electrification2011
- Thomas C. and Eliza V. Felps1975
Historical markers near Johnson City
- Blanco12 stories · 11 mi
- Round Mountain5 stories · 12 mi
- Stonewall9 stories · 14 mi
- Dripping Springs9 stories · 19 mi
- Luckenbach5 stories · 22 mi
- Marble Falls22 stories · 22 mi
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