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Here sleep the victims of the "Webster Massacre" of August 27, 1839. About thirty homeseekers headed by John Webster en route to what is now Burnet County, were attacked by a band of Comanche Indians. After attempting to flee under cover of darkness, they were trapped in this vicinity. Mrs. Webster and her two children were captured and later released. All the others were killed. Martha Webster then but three years old was later married to Marmaduke Strickland. (1936)
Webster Massacre, Victims of the 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 30.5828, -97.8263 near Leander. The nearest cataloged historic site is Davis (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Webster Massacre, Leanderthal Lady, and Leander.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009369. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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