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1 3/4 miles east to the graves of the victims of the Webster Massacre, which occurred August 27, 1839 when John Webster and a party of about thirty, en route to a land grant in Burnet County, were attacked by a band of Comanche Indians. After attempting to flee under cover of darkness, they were trapped on an open prairie. Mrs. Webster and her two children were made prisoners, all the others were killed. In death they rest together in one grave. (1936)
Webster Massacre is a historical marker in Leander, Williamson County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5768, -97.8522 near Leander. The nearest cataloged historic site is Leanderthal Lady (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Leander, Leander United Methodist Church, and Leander Schools.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009368. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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