Gillespie County, Texas
Historical Markers in Stonewall, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Stonewall, in Gillespie County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2002. 5 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Stonewall stories
- Major Israel M. Nunezplaced 1971
(1841-1906) Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson.
- Albert Nebgen Houseplaced 1988
A native Texan and the son of German immigrants, Albert Nebgen (1889-1965) had this farmhouse built for his family about 1918.
- Andreas and Frederike Lindig Farmsteadplaced 1994
German immigrants Andreas and Frederike Lindig arrived in Texas in 1869. They established a farmstead here in 1874 on 448 acres that included a main…
- Lower South Grape Creek Schoolplaced 1994
Area settlers built a log schoolhouse 1.5 miles south of here in 1871 along South Grape Creek.
- Lyndon Baines Johnsonplaced 1967
The 36th President of the United States was born here on August 27, 1908; son of a state legislator (1905-1917), Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah…
- Lyndon Baines Johnsonplaced 1971
The 36th President of the United States of America As a 12-year-old student attended classes of the 8th grade here at the old Stonewall school from…
All 9 historical markers in Stonewall
Historical markers near Stonewall
- Luckenbach5 stories · 8 mi
- Johnson City14 stories · 14 mi
- Fredericksburg112 stories · 14 mi
- Blanco12 stories · 18 mi
- Round Mountain5 stories · 22 mi
- Comfort27 stories · 23 mi
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