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Photographers'
Visits - Burnet Today
History in a Pecan
Shell
Once named Hamilton after landowner
John Hamilton, settlement began around 1849. Fort Croghan's presence provided
security to the settlers. With the establishment of the county in 1852 Hamilton
was made county seat, but that name was refused when the post office was applied
for. Hamilton
in Hamilton County had had the name for some time so the town settled instead
for the name Burnet Courthouse.
A petition filed in 1857 sought a name
shortening to just plain Burnet and the legislature made it law in 1858. In 1882
the Austin and Northwestern Railroad arrived and Burnet thrived as settlers in
counties west of Burnet shipped their goods through the Burnet depot.
A narrow-gauge spur was set up in 1885 to bring granite to Burnet for finishing
before being installed in Austin for
the new Capitol. 31,000 tons of granite were excavated, moved, finished and shipped
to Austin.
The railroad built
on to Llano in 1892, and Burnet declined
as Llano's star rose.
In April
1931 work began 10 miles west on what was originally to be called Hamilton Dam.
The contracting corporation failed financially and work stopped until 1934 when
the establishment of the Lower Colorado River Authority allowed completion of
the renamed Buchanan
Dam.
Burnet
Attractions >
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Wildflowers
in Burnet County
Photo courtesy Ernie
Wymer, May 2007 |
Burnet
Texas Attractions
Burnet
County CourthouseBurnet
County Jail Black
Rock Park - 18 miles west on Lake BuchananBurnet
County Park - Fishing camp. Hwy 29 West, RM2341 North.Fort
Croghan MuseumHighland
Lakes CAF Air MuseumHighland
Lakes Golf Course
Hill Country Flyer -Two-hour steam train ride through scenic Hill Country to and
from Cedar Park City Hall and Burnet.
Saturdays and Sundays. Fare. 512-477-8468.
Inks Lake National
Fish HatcheryInks
Lake State Park - 12 miles west
3630 Park Road 4 West Burnet TX 78611 512/793-2223
Longhorn Cavern
State Park -
11 miles SW, US 281 and Park Road 4.
P.O. Box 732 Burnet,
Texas 78611 1-877-441-CAVE 830/598-CAVE
Scenic
Drive
Take Hwy 29 W to RM 2341 northwest, a scenic route to Spider
Mountain overlooking Lake
Buchanan
Annual Event
Annual
Bluebonnet Festival - Second weekend in April
Burnet
Hotels - Book Your Hotel Here & Save
Burnet
Tourist InformationBurnet
Chamber of Commerce - 512-756-4297
www.burnetchamber.org |
Peaches
by Mike Cox
Most peach trees seldom make it past their first decade
of existence. That’s what made the peach tree outside the old stone structure
in Burnet at the site of Fort Croghan so unusual...more |
Burnet
Texas ForumSubject:
Waldine Tauch
I read with interest your article on Waldine
Tauch and her father. Thank you for this. However, I would point out that
seven Tauch pieces are part of our collection, including the original plasters
from which the bronzes were cast for the Texas Ranger, Pippa Passes, Higher Education,
and Buckner Group. Tauch had a special relationship with Panhandle-Plains as she
also left twelve Pompeo Coppini pieces to PPHM as well. You might add Canyon
and Burnet (Buckner Children's Home) to the places one can see her work. Keep
up the good work about Texas. - Respectfully, Michael R. Grauer, Curator of Art
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas, September 23, 2005
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