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Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,037. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas. [4] Marble Falls was founded by Adam Rankin Johnson [5] in 1887, a former Indian fighter and Confederate ...
Lake Marble Falls is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1951 by the construction of Max Starcke Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Originally named Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 1962 for Max Starcke, the second general director of the LCRA.
Mormon Mill is a vanished Mormon colony established in 1851 on Hamilton Creek in Burnet County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The site is located on Mormon Mills Road 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Marble Falls and 10 miles (16 km) south of Burnet. Mormon Mill has also been known as Mormon Mills, Mormon Mill Colony and Mormon Mill Historical Site.
Some found work on farms and ranches, but by the turn of the century, many had moved into the Marble Falls area to work in town. During 1882–1903, railroad tracks connected Burnet, Granite Mountain, Marble Falls, and Lampasas. Lake Victor and Bertram became shipping-point communities.
Granite Mountain is a solid dome, also known as a bornhardt, of pink granite (pink granite is also known as Sunset Red) rising over 860 feet one mile west of Marble Falls, Texas. Since quarry operations began in the late 19th century, the distinctive pink-red colored rock has been used in the construction of the Texas State Capitol in Austin ...
Location of Burnet County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Burnet County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Burnet County, Texas. There are two districts and six individual properties listed on the ...
Marble Falls, Arkansas; Marble Falls, Texas This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 08:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Marble Falls, Texas. Pages in category "People from Marble Falls, Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.