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Hays County, Texas
Historical Markers in Wimberley, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 15 Texas historical markers in Wimberley, in Hays County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Native History, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 2022. 6 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Wimberley stories
- Indian Mott Skirmishplaced 2014
After peace talks ended in the disastrous “Council House Fight” in March 1840 in San Antonio, the Comanche increased raids.
- John Henry Saunders Homesteadplaced 1986
Born in Virginia, John Henry Saunders (1850-1919) served in the Confederate Cavalry and came to Texas in 1870, via Tennessee and Indian Territory.
- Wimberley Millsplaced 1974
In 1848 William C. Winters (1809-64), a veteran of San Jacinto, came to this valley and built a grist mill and sawmill on Cypress Creek.
- Winters-Wimberley Houseplaced 1998
William Carvin Winters (1809-1864) and his wife Lavinia Winters (1805-1891) came to Texas from Tennessee in 1834, along with other members of his…
- C.W. Burdettplaced 2014
Clarence W. Burdett (1913-2001) helped build his family’s store in Wimberley in 1932, supervising the construction of the building using native and…
- Czichos Houseplaced 1965
Of hand-hewn cedar logs chinked with clay. built in Comal County about 1850. Home, 1858-1951, family of Dr. Adolph Schlameus, who taught area's first…
All 15 historical markers in Wimberley
- C.W. Burdett2014
- Czichos House1965
- Indian Mott Skirmish2014
- Jacobs Well Cemetery2010
- James C. Lane House2010
- John Henry Saunders Homestead1986
- John R. Dobie House1990
- Julia Ann Ragsdale Home1976
- Miss Lillie Dobie's House2016
- Peal-Pleasant Valley Cemetery2022
- Site of Sidney J. Pyland Blacksmith Shop1992
- The Century-Old Wimberley Cemetery1979
- Wimberley Mills1974
- Wimberley-Hughes House2016
- Winters-Wimberley House1998
Historical markers near Wimberley
- Driftwood5 stories · 9 mi
- Dripping Springs9 stories · 13 mi
- San Marcos77 stories · 13 mi
- Kyle19 stories · 13 mi
- Buda12 stories · 17 mi
- Gruene7 stories · 18 mi
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