Marker Inscription
(2 mi. above forks of N. and S. Llano rivers) One of earliest Kimble County communities. Opened by James Bradbury, Sr., a frontiersman. Between 1850 and 1864 he moved here from Williamson County with six children, after death of his wife. He erected several picket or log buildings, and had blacksmith shop for repairing guns and tools.Main business was ranching. Diet included fish, game, honey and bear meat cured as bacon. Five other men (some with families) lived nearby. Bradbury was killed in 1872 in an Indian fight. In 1875 his land was bought and occupied by Dr. E.K. Kountz and family. (1970)
About this site
Bradbury Settlement is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4839, -99.7818 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is Taylor, William Walter (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Isaac Kountz, Marvin E. and Retta Ann Blackburn House, and College Street Church of Christ.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267005624. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
