Williamson County Historical Commission
contact Wayne Ware (512)
863-2202
2-Minute Thumbnail History Stories
of Williamson County
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Excerpts from books by Jim Dillard
The McNeil Train Robbery - May 18, 1887 - PDF file
Building a New County Jail in
1888 - PDF file
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Tour
of the old Jail
The Willie County Movement -
PDF file
(Residents of
Taylor drafted a seven-part resolution calling for the secession
of eastern Williamson County and the annexation of land in Milam, Bell,
Travis and Bastrop counties into a newly-created Willie County.)
Shoot-out at the Olive Ranch
- PDF file
Story of
cattle-rustling in Williamson County around 1860 to 1890 -
The Murder of Sheriff Olive
PDF file
Newspapers
from across the state published accounts of the September 11, 1892,
ambush murder of Sheriff John Olive.
view other stories of Williamson County