Williamson County Historical Co

LEANDER, TEXAS est. 1882

Population: 15,874 (2004)

“Leanderthal Lady,” the prehistoric woman whose burial site was discovered in 1982 during construction. Carbon dating suggests “LeAnn” lived over 10,000-13,000 years ago. At the time of the discovery, her site was one of the earliest intact burial sites in the United States.

Courtesy of Ronald Kricnke

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Leander, Texas in 1922. Leander school teachers, among them Lora Pugh,
who would marry A.L. Mason the next year, had fun with some local
"transportation"

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The first white man’s settlement in the part of Texas that would become Williamson County was the Blockhouse Tumlinson fort built between present day Cedar Park and Leander in 1835/36. Steps were cut into this oak tree to be used as a “lookout”. The tree died many years ago. Texas
Centennial Marker 1936.

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Leander, Texas 1910

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Francis Mason, Leander, Texas, 1940's

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Snow Scene,
Leander, Texas

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Leander, Texas in 1922. Leander school teachers, among them Lora Pugh, who would marry A. L. Mason the next year, and Gerry Stockton. The Leander train depot is in the background.

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Cordie Moore on motorcycle, Leander, Texas, ca. 1959

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Leander young folks in costume in 1890's

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Leander Baseball Team

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C.C. Mason family,
Leander, Texas, 1890's

Historical Markers

Bagdad Cemetery / Leander Texas Marker text: Opened 1857 with burial of 3-year-old John Babcock, whose father Charles later gave tract to community. Other early burials were Civil War veteran John Haile and Col. C. C. Mason. Leander, founded 1882 when railroad bypassed Bagdad, shares use of this tract, enlarged in 1959 and 1966	Bagdad Cemetery Leander Texas 2243 at CR-279 (Bagdad rd) Heinatz homestead .5 south of 2243 on CR-279 (Bagdad rd) Block House Hwy 183 1.5 south of 2243 marker text: Built by Texas Rangers under Captail John J. Tumlinson in 1836. Destroyed by Indians in 1837. This was the first white man's post in Williamson County.	Leander United Methodist Church Marker Text: This church was organized about 1860 in the nearby community of Bagdad (1 mi. W). Early worship services were conducted by local preachers and missionaries in a log schoolhouse and a Masonic lodge hall before a sanctuary was constructed there in 1879. The church moved to Leander in 1901, following development of the railroad town. The Bagdad sanctuary was relocated at this site on land deeded by Sarah J. Walker. Many prominent area leaders have been members here, including several who later became ministers.

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Leander Presbyterian Church historical marker

Leander, Texas by The Handbook of Texas Online

The History of the City of Leander

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