DUANE
Williamson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Leander, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Leander, in Williamson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Native History, Tales of Tragedy, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1985. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Leander stories
- A.S. Mason Houseplaced 1983
Local farmer Alpheus S. Mason (1839-1926) constructed this house about 1866. Situated on Bagdad Road, an important early military and commercial…
- Here Sleep the Victims of the "Webster Massacre"placed 1936
Here sleep the victims of the "Webster Massacre" of August 27, 1839. About thirty homeseekers headed by John Webster en route to what is now Burnet…
- Webster Massacreplaced 1936
1 3/4 miles east to the graves of the victims of the Webster Massacre, which occurred August 27, 1839 when John Webster and a party of about thirty…
- Leanderplaced 1975
Leander grew from the once thriving town of Bagdad, founded in 1854 (1 mi. W). when the Austin & Northwestern Railroad bypassed Bagdad in 1882, a new…
- Leanderthal Ladyplaced 1985
On Dec. 29, 1982, Texas Highway Department archeologists uncovered the skeleton of a pre-historic human female at the Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek…
All 5 historical markers in Leander
Historical markers near Leander
- Liberty Hill7 stories · 10 mi
- Round Rock23 stories · 11 mi
- Georgetown30 stories · 12 mi
- Austin285 stories · 21 mi
- Manor6 stories · 25 mi
- Marble Falls8 stories · 25 mi
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