These two very recognizable faces were such a big part of Marble Falls Downtown business in the 60s. Dwayne Michel – White’s Auto and Kenneth McKinney – Famous Department Store. A new meeting place for many of us. Home State Bank found a new home. The Old Factory Building came down. These photos are from this special Highlander Publication Continue reading Marble Falls saw a lot of new things happen, but saw an old landmark come down in 1964

A Silver Star, 3 Bronze Stars & Purple Heart Word made it back to Burnet County today that Jerry has passed away. His son and daughter have been located and are making arraignments for his body. Keep them and his friends in your prayers. As details are made available, we will publish it here. Jerry is remembered fondly by many in the Marble Falls community. Prom time 1966 (?) Jerry with the ever beautiful Linda Miller. Jerry was one of the Military Hero’s from Marble Falls and should remembered for that. A granite monument in his honor resides in Johnson … Continue reading Jerry Alfred “Hugo” Baumann Aug. 1, 1944 – July 23, 2019

I recently came across this newspaper clipping. I haven’t been able to date it yet. Mrs. W.W. “Iva” Fuller was a tenacious woman and this article demonstrates that. I talked to her daughter, Mary Alice, but she doesn’t remember the actual date of the article. But it calls into question several things for me. We had this Marble Falls Monument as a previous topic some time back. It appears the monument was originally placed many years ago when Gen. Adam R. “Stovepipe” Johnson was still alive. The monument was moved or rededicated in a 1962 ceremony that LBJ attended. The … Continue reading The Mystery Of The Marble Falls Granite Marker

As I browsed the 100 Pages of Marble Falls History 1887-1987 published by the Highlander back in 1987 to commemorate the Centennial of the Town, I ran across this paragraph from 1922. (Thomas E. is actually Thomas C.) Being curious about what all young Thomas accomplished during his lifetime, I did some digging. I was to find out that he is buried at Cook-Walden Memorial Gardens in Austin. Following is a pretty good summary of his lifelong accomplishments. So in summary I guess you can say the boy that graduated Burnet High School at 14 did go on to accomplish … Continue reading Thomas Ferguson

The Granite Mountain in Marble Falls put that little town on the map. When I was growing up it was called Texas Granite. (Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not an expert in the subject) Sometime in the 1970’s or 1980’s it was taken over by Coldspring Granite from Minnesota. (Depending on where you look on the internet, it is called Coldspring Granite and Cold Spring Granite) Coldsping Granite is a very old company from Cold Spring, Mn. So the creek at the base of Slaughter Mountain and converges with Backbone Creek just above FM 1431 that is called Coldspring … Continue reading Is it only a coincidence?