Hill Country Historic Sites

There are many historic sites scattered across the Texas Hill Country that provide unique opportunities for travelers along country roads to become well acquainted with the history and heritage of Texas.

County	Town	Location	Name	Description
			Index	There are many historic sites scattered across the Texas Hill Country that provide unique opportunities for travelers along country roads to become well acquainted with the history and heritage of Texas.
		West Texas and eastern New Mexico	Llano Estacado	The Llano Estacado ("Staked Plains") of west Texas and eastern New Mexico marks the southernmost extent of the High Plains of North America. It is one of the largest expanses of near-featureless terrain in the U.S. and one of the largest tablelands on the continent. The cliff on the north facing the Canadian river was seen by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1541 on his way east from Cíbola leading him to name the plateau the Llano Estacado, or Palisaded Plain.
Bandera		State Highway 173, three miles south of Camp Verde	Bandera Pass	Bandera Pass is an historic portal through the hills that separate the watersheds of the Medina and Guadalupe rivers, that used for centuries by Indians and later European soldiers, settlers, and explorers. It is located on State Highway 173, a few miles south of Camp Verde, near the current boundary between Medina and Kerr Counties.
Bexar	San Antonio	Intersection of IH-10 and Loop 1604 in San Antonio	Pavo Real Site	The Pavo Real site is a stratified multi-component archeological site located on the east bank of Leon Creek near Loop 1604 in northwest San Antonio. Excavations at this site indicate long-term Paleo-Indian (12000-7000 B.C.) and Archaic (7000 B.C.-AD. 500) occupations.
Burnet	Marble Falls	Marble Falls	Dead Man's Hole	Dead Man’s Hole is a natural sinkhole located a few miles from Marble Falls, Texas. Following the Civil War it was used to dispose of the bodies of murdered and lynched men. The remains of a total of seventeen bodies have been recovered from Dead Man's Hole.
Edwards	East of Rocksprings	Rocksprings	Devil's Sinkhole	The Devil's Sinkhole is a collapsed cave that provides a home for millions of bats. The property has been a State Natural Area since 1985. The Devil's Sinkhole can only be visited through guided tours. A visitor's center is located on the courthouse square in Rocksprings, Texas.
Llano	Kingsland	Packsaddle Mountain, five miles southwest of Kingsland on Highway 71 in Llano County, Texas.	Packsaddle Mountain	The battle of Packsaddle Mountain occurred on August 4, 1873 at the foot of Packsaddle Mountain, five miles southwest of Kingsland on Highway 71 in Llano County, Texas. It was the last Indian Battle in this region of Texas.
Menard	Menard	SE 29, about 12 mi. SE of Menard	Pegleg Crossing	Pegleg Crossing is an hourglass-shaped pass through the hills were McDougal Creek joins San Saba River. For many years it was a frequently used ford on the San Saba River, and was part of the Great Western Cattle Trail.

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REFERENCES

· Historical-markers.net, Texas Historical Markers, http://www.historical-markers.net/

Compiled from various sources by

Joe Cooper

Voices of the Texas Hills

Kendall County, Texas

Created: August 19, 2009

Updated: August 28, 2010