Historical plaques around the Williamson County Courthouse
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1936 centennial marker
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Williamson County Courthouse
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Historic Georgetown Square
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Our County Courthouse
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Marker Text:
Created March 13, 1848, and organized by a special
committee approved by Gov. George T. Wood and the 2nd
Legislature of the State of Texas, with Georgetown
designated as county seat. The county was named for
Robert McAlpin Williamson (nicknamed "Three-Legged
Willie", because of his pegleg), a veteran of Battle of
San Jacinto, and one of the original members of the
Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. Lying in the
Brazos River watershed and in basin of San Gabriel
River, county has widely varied soils of blackland,
limestone, and prairie types. Before the creation of
Williamson County, settlements were situated at
Tumlinson's Fort, Kenney's Fort, and other locations.
Early mills made lumber, flour, and cloth. Southwestern
University, heir to charter granted by the Republic of
Texas in 1840 to Rutersville College, was established in
Georgetown in 1877. Settlers were mainly of
Anglo-American, Czech, German, Mexican, and Swedish
ethnic groups. Eight incorporated towns and many smaller
communities have developed. Population increased to
38,000 (with 15,000 registered voters) by 1970. This
courthouse -- built in 1910 at cost of $96,000 -- is the
third for the county. C.H. Page was architect. (1970)
Supplemental plaque: African Americans, the largest
ethnic group among pioneer settlers, comprised ten
percent of the county's population in 1850 and more than
nineteen percent by 1860.
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Historical Narrative by Clara S. Scarbrough 1980
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Robert J Rivers
Historical Marker - Georgetown,
Texas
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west side courthouse grounds
(on the square)
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Harry L. Gold
this statue and marker has
been moved to the front of the visitor center on 7th and Main
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this was for watering houses and
on the bottom was for dogs
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Henry C. Matysek |
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John Berry
this has marker has been moved to
Berry Springs park
Williamson County 
