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Travis County, Texas
Historical Markers in Manor, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 13 Texas historical markers in Manor, in Travis County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Native History, Ghost Towns, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1972 and 2018. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Manor stories
- Bloor Houseplaced 1982
Local rancher and farmer Alfred Sutton Bloor (1850-1899) and his wife Martha (Wainwright) (1849-1928), natives of Pennsylvania, built this home in…
- Boyce Family Cemeteryplaced 2018
Set among rolling hills in Manor, the Boyce Family Cemetery only has five graves, consisting of the family patriarch, Aaron Boyce (1800-1846), his…
- Kimbroplaced 1991
Named for pioneer landowner Lemuel Kimbro, this community was settled in the late 1870s by Swedish, Danish, and German immigrants.
- Lockwood Cemeteryplaced 1998
This cemetery was set aside out of land settled by Gordon C. Jennings (1782-1836), his wife, Catherine (1790-1867), and four children who came from…
- Manor Cemeteryplaced 1994
Tennessee native James Manor, who came to Texas in the early 1830s, helped settle this area. A town named for him developled here during the 1840s.
- Carlsonplaced 1991
Brothers Pete and John Carlson, Swedish immigrants who came to America in 1869, settled in this area in 1881.
All 13 historical markers in Manor
Historical markers near Manor
- Pflugerville9 stories · 7 mi
- Webberville5 stories · 9 mi
- Coupland5 stories · 11 mi
- Hutto12 stories · 13 mi
- Austin391 stories · 15 mi
- Round Rock32 stories · 15 mi
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