Sheriff Wallace W. Riddell monument, Burnet
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Sheriff Wallace W. Riddell, December 4, 1899 - February 11, 1978. Sheriff of Burnet County 1939 - 1978. Texas' longest serving Sheriff, 39 years, 1 month, 11 days.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11962/
Pioneers monument, Burnet County
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: In memory of the Pioneer Settlers of Burnet County. Samuel L. Holland, first settlers, 1848. Logan Vandevfer, Peter Kerr, William H. Magill, Noah Smithwick, Jesse Burnam, K. H. Hall, General Adam R. Johnson, Captain Christian Dorbandt and to those pioneers who pushed into this wilderness and established here the first traces of human habitation, unknown planters sowing seeds for a new civilizaton. They amrked for us our channels of trade adn industry, built the first schools and churches, an dafter the tumult of Indian depredations and the terrible scars of the Civil War, returned and again took up the ax and plow and brought new acres into cultivation. Most of them died in obscurity and were laid to rest in the county of their adoption. As the rank and file of our pioneers we honor their memory for the deeds they performed and the doctrines they taught. Fort Croghan established here March 18, 1849, abandoned by troops in December 1853, permanently abandoned 1855. Burnet County created February 5, 1852, organized August 28, 1852 by Logan Vandeveer, William H. Magill, R. H. Hall, Commissioners. Landmarks: Holland Springs, first settlement in 1848; Fort Croghan established 1849; Morman Mill built 1850; Black's Fort ...
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Former Burnet County Jail
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Former county jail of Burnet County.
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Former Burnet County Jail, now a museum
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Former jail of Burnet County, now a museum.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11959/
Herman Brown Free Library
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11958/
Burnet County Courthouse
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Burnet County Courthouse, the third courthouse for the county, built 1937, architects Willis Environmental Engineering, Marble Falls.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11957/
Burnet City Hall and Mall
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Burnet City Hall and Mall
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11956/
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Llano-Burnet Folio, Texas
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Description: This atlas contains six maps from the regions around Llano, Texas and Burnet, Texas including topography, aerial geology, and structure sections. The illustrated text at the beginning of the atlas discusses the geological history of the area and gives an in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as other features of the region including climate and vegetation.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth60973/
Areal Geology: Texas Burnet Quadrangle
Date: June 1911
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Description: This areal map shows the topography, contour elevations, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Burnet, Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11815/
Structure Sections: Texas Burnet Quadrangle
Date: December 1911
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Description: This structure map shows the topography, altitude above sea level, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Burnet, Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11817/