Marker Inscription
Famous health spa and resort of early Lampasas. These sulphur springs were first exploited by John Hanna, member of a locally prominent family. Hundreds came to camp and take the healing waters. As reputation of area grew, the Central Texas Town Co. was formed to promote park, 1884. A convention hall was built, and the 1892 State Democratic Convention, meeting here, voted to support Grover Cleveland for U.S. President and nominated James Hogg for Governor. (Both men won.) Hanna Hall was later converted into an opera house. The resort closed after 1900.
About this site
Hanna Springs is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0661, -98.1786 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lampasas County, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lampasas County Courthouse Site, Texas Bankers Association, and Manuel Hardware Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281002363. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
