This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
First Llano to Austin telephone line built by locals in 1910
In 1910 1911 Albert Wimberley and his crew helped lay the first telephone line from Llano to Austin via Bird Town Round Mountain Cypress Mills and Dripping Springs with cedar poles and hard labor. The crew later extended the line to San Marcos from Dripping Springs and Wimberley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wimberley
Dad
Llano
Austin
Bird Town
Round Mountain
Cypress Mills
Pedernales
Dripping Springs
Wimberley
San Marcos
Clopton Crossing
Hugo
Purgatory
J.S. Leach
Kim Tinney
Cam Williamson Place
Jake Hensor
Kim
Jake
Little Arkansas
Cain
Ney Oldham
Charcoal City
Texas
Jim Garner
Ney
Grandpa Pleasant Wimberley
Old Rock House
Cade