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DRIPPING SPRINGS,
TEXASHays County,
Texas Hill Country
US 290
25 miles west of Austin
Population: 1,548 (2000) 1,000 (1990)
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The
former Dripping Springs Academy
Photo by John Troesser, 2002 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
A timeline of significant events in Dripping Springs’ history:
1849: a man named Fawcett is thought to be the founding settler. In
the 1850s, other settlers arrived and began farming. The town became
a regional center shortly before the start of the Civil War.
1857: Dripping Springs was granted their post office.
1881: The Dripping Springs Academy opened
1884: The town’s population reaches 130.
Dripping Springs was right on the road between Austin and Fredericksburg.
That and its water granteed a prosperous future.
In the first part of the 20th century, Dripping Springs became northern
Hays County’s principal town.
In the mid-1980s the population was just over 600. By 1990 its population
had risen to over 1,000.
Having the word Dripping in your town’s name has contributed some
amusing anecdotes over the years. Locals are used to it, but outsiders
do a double-take when they read a headline stating: “Dripping Native
to run for Office.” |
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