Marker Inscription
2 1/2 miles northwest to Granite Mountain. From it was cut the granite for the Capitol of Texas. Second in size to the United States Capitol. Built in 1885-1888 at a cost of three million acres of state land.
Historical Marker
Granite Mountain (1936)
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About this site
Granite Mountain is a historical marker in Marble Falls, Burnet County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Burnet County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 125 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5609, -98.2764 near Marble Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roper Hotel (historic place), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brandt Badger House, Michel's Drug Store, and Governor O. M. Roberts' House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013357. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Marble Falls, Burnet County
“Granite Mountain” names 2 distinct records in Burnet County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Marble Falls. The others:
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