Llano County, Texas
Historical Markers in Llano, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 37 Texas historical markers in Llano, in Llano County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Civil War, Strange But True, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2023. 12 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Robert F. Rowntree Houseplaced 2016
Early Llano County leader, Robert Flack (Bob) Rowntree (1847-1893), built this majestic two-story house in the Prairie Mountain community from 1875…
- Baby Head Cemeteryplaced 1991
According to local oral tradition, the name Babyhead was given to the mountain in this area in the 1850s, when a small child was killed by Indians…
- Board Branch Cemeteryplaced 2000
This graveyard developed as a public burial ground for the Lone Grove community and surrounding area on the property of W. A. and Sallie Templeton.
- Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rockplaced 1936
From its summit, in the fall of 1841, Captain John C. Hays, while surrounded by Comanche Indians who cut him off from his ranging company, repulsed…
- Chew Cemeteryplaced 1999
Born in West Virginia in 1832, George Oliver Chew came to Texas in 1839. He married Nancy Taylor prior to 1870, and they settled in western Llano…
- Frank Teichplaced 1984
(Sept. 22, 1856 - Jan. 27, 1939) A native of Germany, Frank Teich studied under master German artists and sculptors before coming to the United…
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All 37 historical markers in Llano
- Acme Dry Goods Building1987
- Baby Head Cemetery1991
- Badu House1981
- Bluffton Cemetery2001
- Board Branch Cemetery2000
- Cassaday Grey Granite Company Office Building1992
- Chew Cemetery1999
- Early Explorers in Llano County1971
- Edna J. Moore Seaholm House1998
- First Christian Church of Llano2002
- Ford Street Commercial Row1991
- Frank Teich1984
- Grace Episcopal Church1965
- Granite Industry in Llano County2014
- Isaac Byler Maxwell2002
- Lantex Theater2014
- Llano City Cemetery2003
- Llano County1936
- Llano County Courthouse1980
- Llano County Granite Industry
- Llano Woman's Culture Club1997
- Lone Grove School2002
- Nine Miles West is the Enchanted Rock1936
- O'Henry School Building1981
- Old Southern Hotel Building1981
- Oxford Cemetery1985
- Packsaddle Mountain1936
- Richmond Alexander McInnis1996
- Robert F. Rowntree House2016
- Salem Cemetery1999
- Six Mile Cemetery1991
- Six Mile School1999
- St. James Lutheran Church1997
- St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery2001
- The Llano County Jail1979
- Watkins House1994
- Wilson-Schrank House2023
Historical markers near Llano
- Castell6 stories · 17 mi
- Burnet28 stories · 25 mi
- Marble Falls22 stories · 26 mi
- Round Mountain5 stories · 27 mi
- Mason vicinity9 stories · 30 mi
- Mason27 stories · 31 mi
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