DUANE
Williamson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Liberty Hill, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Liberty Hill, 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, Civil War, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2008.
Start with these Liberty Hill stories
- Hopewell Cemeteryplaced 1993
Pioneers who settled here in the 1840s and established the town of Hopewell faced many hardships, including Indian raids.
- Connell Cemeteryplaced 2008
Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle…
- Manuel Floresplaced 1936
In this vicinity, Manuel Flores, an emissary of the Mexican government, with a small group of men conveying ammunition to the Indians on the Lampasas…
- Gabriel Millsplaced 1975
Samuel Mather settled here in 1849, building a gristmill on the North San Gabriel in 1852. John G. Stewart opened a store near the mill.
- Rock House Communityplaced 1981
(0.8 mi.S) A pioneer agricultural community of Williamson County, this site was first settled in the late 1840s by Uriah H. Anderson, a native of…
- Williams-Buck Cemeteryplaced 1998
Legend surrounds the first years of this burial ground. Local oral history relates that among the earliest graves are those of a slave called Willie…
All 7 historical markers in Liberty Hill
Historical markers near Liberty Hill
- Leander5 stories · 10 mi
- Georgetown30 stories · 17 mi
- Round Rock23 stories · 20 mi
- Burnet11 stories · 21 mi
- Marble Falls8 stories · 24 mi
- Killeen7 stories · 27 mi
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