Historical Markers in Texas

Site of a Block House

History·Williamson County·Texas

Built by Texas Rangers under Captain John J. Tumlinson in 1836. Destroyed by Indians in 1837. This was the first white man's post in Williamson County.

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30.5432, -97.8393

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