Things To Do in Liberty Hill, Texas

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Inscription. Tennessee native John McQueen Taylor came to Texas with his family in 1829 as a settler in the Empresario Grant of Lorenzo de Zavala. Taylor fought in the Anahuac disturbances of 1834 and later, as a soldier in the Texas ... More on HMDB

Inscription. John T. Bryson (d. 1894) and his wife Amelia (d. 1897), prominent early settlers of the Liberty Hill community, constructed this home in the 1850s. Built on a frame of notched and fitted hewn cedar logs and featuring ... More on HMDB

Inscription. After coming to Texas with his parents in 1840, John G. Matthews (1824-1903) joined a Ranger company and fought in the Mexican War (1846-48). He married Nancy Leanorah Carothers (1838-93) and in 1872 built this hand-hewn ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Erected in 1871, this structure of hand-cut native limestone is perhaps the oldest still standing in Liberty Hill. It was built by S. P. Stubblefield (1824-1902). A native of Alabama and veteran of the Mexican War (1846-48), ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Weathered gravestones show usage of this spot for burials since 1852, when the earliest settlers were establishing homes in area. The first formal grant of land here as a community burial ground was made by John T. and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Loafers Glory Apostolic Church was organized in 1908 after Wesleyan Holiness preacher George Sutton conducted a revival at Loafers Glory School on Wilson Atwoods farm. Beginning in 1909, evangelist Fred Lohmann served ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Illinois native William O. Spencer moved to Bastrop County, Texas, with his wife, Amy Wilcoxen, in 1847. In 1853, Amy died and Spencer settled on the frontier in Williamson County. He named the Liberty Hill post office ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Chartered in 1875, Liberty Hill Lodge No. 432, A. F. & A. M. met first in the Methodist church. When this building was finished in 1883, the Masons purchased the top floor for their lodge hall and built an exterior wooden ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Legend surrounds the first years of this burial ground. Local oral history relates that among the arliest graves are those of a slave called Willie Osborne and an unknown native American. Members of the Stephens family, ... More on HMDB