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Aerial
view of Caldwell County Courthouse Historic District
On the National Register
of Historic Places
Photo courtesy of Paul Turner |
The Barbecue
Capital of Texas is a mere 30 miles from Austin,
The Legislative Capital of Texas.
Site of the Battle
of Plum Creek (1840), where the Comanches suffered enough casualties to retreat
from central Texas forever, Lockhart was also the southernmost point of the Chisholm
Trail in the 1870s. |
Lockhart
Landmarks / Attractions |
One
block away is the former Caldwell
County Jail, another interesting architectural piece. Now serving as the county's
Museum, its hours make it very friendly to weekend visitors: Saturdays and Sundays
1 -5.
Across the street from the Clark Library is the old Baker Theater,
which was recently bought by the Lockhart Theater Group. Members perform diverse
plays and then continue with the restoration work (after changing costume).
Antique stores
are opened weekends as well. |
The
restored Dr. Eugene Clark Library, circa 1899
TE Photo, 2002 |
Dr.
Eugene Clark Library in the 1950s
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
| Susan's
Indians by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales")
Early one morning, Rebecca
and her niece, Susan Jane Ayres, happened to be on the porch of the Duncan cabin
when startled by an Indian woman who stuck her head up from a place of concealment
in a nearby draw ... Withers
by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales")
Back in Texas' trail-driving days, a
cow pony could cause a man an awful lot of worry - especially a horse with idiosyncrasies...Dying
Doctor Bequeaths a Library by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales") |
Lockhart
Fire Department
TE photo, 2003 |
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& Caldwell County
My father was County Judge of Caldwell County from 1974
until early 1987 when he retired and then died of cancer in November of 1987.
Leonard W. Scott ... morePlease
add GASLIGHT THEATER to your Lockhart listing. We are a semi-professional theater,
sponsored by Austin Circle of Theaters and produce a minimum of 10 shows every
year. Our website also links to other entertainment in Lockhart: www.LockhartTheater.org
- Paul Bright, February 27, 2001 |
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