HAYS COUNTY – More than 150 historical markers dot Hays County, including Major Edward Burleson Homestead on Lime Kiln Road, San Marcos, dedicated in 1962, the first year of the program. The latest, the William B. Travis League, awarded in July 2020, will be placed on FM 150 south of Driftwood.
The signs record the history of the county and are valuable aids for education and heritage tourism. The markers are the property of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), which began the program in 1962.
Four historical markers in Hays County are what THC calls “undertold markers” and according to J. Marie Bassett, Hays County Historical Commission Historical Marker chair, are intended to address historical gaps, promote diversity of topics and proactively document significant underrepresented subjects or untold stories.
