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KINGSLAND,
TEXASLlano
County, Texas
Hill Country
15 Miles SE of Llano
About 60 Miles
NW of Austin
At the juncture of
the Llano and Colorado Rivers
Population:
4,584 (2000)
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Old farm house, new hay
Photo courtesy Ernie
Wymer, 2007 |
History in a Pecan
Shell
Martin D. King with J. M. Trussell purchased the land that
would become Kingsland in 1877. The name contributed by Martin.
In the
1880s a cotton gin was operating on site and that drew other businesses to form
the nucleus for a community. In 1892 the Austin and Northwestern Railroad connected
to Llano
through Kingsland, essentially putting the town “on the map.”
The 1907
population was reported as a substantial 750 residents, but a fire in the early
20s caused a steep decline to only 150 people by 1925.
After the 1960s,
the area became known as a retirement haven, boosting the population and establishing
a firm economic foundation.
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An
old barn near Kingsland
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LBJ Map On Bank In Kingsland, Texas
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