The Round Rock
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N 30° 30.794 W 097° 41.364
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This marker, right next to the road with almost no place to stand to read it, explains a little bit about the rock after which the city of Round Rock was named.
Waymark Code: WM5A74
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2008
Views: 55
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Marker Number: 9330
Marker Title: The Round Rock
Index Entry: Round Rock, The
Address: Chisholm Tr
City: Round Rock
County: Williamson
Subject Codes: geology; settlements; roads
Marker Location: at Brushy Creek on limestone bridge truss
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 9330
Marker Text:
A guide for Indians and early settlers, this table-shaped stone in the middle of Brushy Creek once marked an important low-water wagon crossing. Hundred-year-old wheel ruts are still visible in the creek bottom. The rocky stream bed also provided building stone for pioneer homes. "Brushy Creek" post office was established in 1851 to serve the settlement that grew up near this natural ford. At the urging of postmaster Thomas C. Oatts, it was renamed "Round Rock" in 1854. This name was retained when the town relocated along the railroad (1 mi. E) in 1877. (1975)
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