Marker Inscription
First permanent store in Kyle. Builder, David Alexander Young (1841-1883), moved with parents to Texas from Tennessee, 1857. D. A. Young, one of 179 Hays County men in Civil War, was wounded fighting in Woods' 32nd Cavalry. When International & Great Northern Railway came into Kyle, Young and wife, Fannie Elizabeth, moved here from Mountain City. This 1881 building was given to city of Kyle in 1936 by M. G. Michaelis, Sr., early-day rancher. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
About this site
Young, D. A. is a historical marker in Kyle, Hays County, dedicated in 1968. 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 29.9880, -97.8776 near Kyle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bunton, John Wheeler (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kyle, First Baptist Church of Kyle, and Cora Jackman Donalson House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010340. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
