Marker Inscription
From this headquarters site in the 1870s, the brothers J. T. and Sam Ealy Johnson started thousands of cattle up trails to Kansas and other shipping or market points. To the west, at Williamson's Creek, and at Deer Creek (southeast) the Johnsons had gathering and processing pens. They had largest individual trail driving outfit in Blanco and six nearby counties, sending north several herds of 2,500 to 3,000 each season. Sam Ealy, the younger Johnson brother, is known to history as grandfather of 36th president of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson. (1969)
About this site
Trail Drives, Blanco County is a historical marker in Johnson City, Blanco County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Blanco County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2580, -98.4094 near Johnson City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Odiorne, Dr. James (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park - Boyhood Home (NHL), L.B.J. Boyhood Home, and First Baptist Church of Johnson City.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5031005550. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
