DUANE
Kimble County, Texas
Historical Markers in London, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in London, in Kimble County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1966 and 1997. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these London stories
- John L. Jones Ranchplaced 1973
Established about 1875 by Jim Ike and John L. Jones (1852-1912). John Jones drove thousands of cattle to Kansas railheads, and by 1885 had his…
- London Town Squareplaced 1971
PLANNED AS COURT SQUARE OF PROPOSED COUNTY. PLATTED ABOUT 1878 BY POSTMASTER LEN L. LEWIS, WHOSE TOWN NAME CHOICE, "BETTY LEWIS "(FOR HIS WIFE), WAS…
- Old Beef Trail Crossingplaced 1997
Once used for revivals, this Llano River crossing became a main line of the spring cattle drives from 1867 to the 1880s.
- Reichenau Gapplaced 1966
For more than 100 years, travelers followed road from Mason to Junction through this pass. Named for Adolph A. Reichenau, a German emigrant who…
- Site of Ivy Chapel and Schoolplaced 1996
THE IVY COMMUNITY WAS NAMED FOR SAM, JACK AND BOB IVY, BROTHERS WHO MOVED TO KIMBLE COUNTY IN 1883.
All 5 historical markers in London
Historical markers near London
- Junction41 stories · 15 mi
- Mason8 stories · 23 mi
- Mason vicinity7 stories · 24 mi
- Menard11 stories · 24 mi
- Brady7 stories · 42 mi
- Brady vicinity5 stories · 44 mi
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