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Marker Text
With his mother and brothers, Andrew J. Palm (1839-1928)
migrated to Texas from Sweden in 1853. They settled about three
miles north of Round Rock at Palm Valley, where Palm built this
residence about 1873. He purchased the land from Swedish
immigration agent S. M. Swenson. Palm hauled cypress and pine
from Austin to construct the house. Here he and his wife
Carolina (Nelson) (1851-1929) raised their eight children. The
structure was moved to Round Rock in 1976. Recorded Texas
Historic Landmark - 1978
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