Marker Inscription
While still a young boy, Sidney J. Pyland accompanied his parents on their journey from Tennessee to Wimberley about 1880. In 1895, at the age of 20, Sidney opened a blacksmith shop here, just above Cypress Creek on the busy village Square. He married Nellie Ann Wimberley in 1897. For 15 years Sidney forged horseshoes, built and repair wagons, and hammered out implements for area ranchers and farmers. In 1910 he moved his family and blacksmith shop intact to San Marcos. This site has continued to be a hub of business activity on Wimberley's Town Square. Incise: Sponsored by John and Mavis Woolsey
About this site
Pyland, Sidney J. is a historical marker in Wimberley, Hays County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9960, -98.0968 near Wimberley. The nearest cataloged historic site is James C. Lane House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saunders, John Henry, Wimberley Mills, and Winters-Wimberley House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010314. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
