Historical Marker

Hughes, Moses, Home, 1856

Lampasas · Lampasas County · Dedicated 1969 · THC Atlas #5281003477

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Marker Inscription

Family kept a mule tied to live oak in the yard, to bray and warn them of Indian attack. RTHL - 1966

About this site

Hughes, Moses, Home, 1856 is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1969. 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 31.0926, -98.2944 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pitt Creek (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Valley Farmers' Alliance No. 1, Old Huling Mansion, and Nix.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281003477. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Moses Hughes moved to present Lampasas County in 1853 seeking relief for his ailing wife at the area's medicinal sulphur springs, becoming one of its first settlers. In 1856 he built a two-story native-stone house about seven miles west of Lampasas and established one of the county's first mills on Sulphur Creek. Hughes Springs was named for him and received a Texas Centennial marker in 1936 as the home of the area's first settler.

Sources: tshaonline.org texashistory.unt.edu

📍 31.0926, -98.2944 · Lampasas, Lampasas County

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