History

Tired of looking through another antique store on your Hill Country drive? Why not take a few moments and look for some of the real history in area. Search our historic site database for interesting sites, log your visit and let others know what you found.

Features

Taylor's Lime Kilns This lime kiln produced the building materials used to construct man of the older buildings in the Austin area.

Oak Hill Elementary When this elementary school opened in 1923 Oak Hill seemed seemed quite distant from Austin.

McKinney Falls The remains of an earlier settler's homestead remain in a state park in southest Austin.

Nameless, TX Frustrated with the Postal Service's repeated rejections of names, the residents of of this town came up with a sarcastic reply that ended up being the name of the community.

The front of the historic Driskill Hotel, showing both of the main street-facing sides. Driskill Hotel

Recent Log Entries

Found a 1938 photo of Zilker Park with the three Clay Pit towers visible. hovermike visited Clay Pit Tower
Drought opportunity Austin Explorer visited Mansfield Dam Tramway
A place of rest, even now Austin Explorer visited Seiders Springs
Oasis Austin Explorer visited Edward H. Rogers Homestead
Still there Austin Explorer visited Penn Field