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Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,037. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas. [4] Marble Falls was founded by Adam Rankin Johnson [5] in 1887, a former Indian fighter and Confederate ...
Mormon Mill is a vanished Mormon colony established in 1851 on Hamilton Creek in Burnet County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The site is located on Mormon Mills Road 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Marble Falls and 10 miles (16 km) south of Burnet. Mormon Mill has also been known as Mormon Mills, Mormon Mill Colony and Mormon Mill Historical Site.
Lake Marble Falls is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1951 by the construction of Max Starcke Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Originally named Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 1962 for Max Starcke, the second general director of the LCRA.
Veterans Memorial at Burnet County courthouse Rolling highway in Burnet County in Texas Hill Country toward Longhorn Cavern State Park. Burnet County (/ ˈ b ɜːr n ɪ t / BUR-nit) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 49,130. [1] [2] Its county seat is Burnet. [3]
Granite Mountain is a solid dome, also known as a bornhardt, of pink granite (pink granite is also known as Sunset Red) rising over 860 feet one mile west of Marble Falls, Texas. Since quarry operations began in the late 19th century, the distinctive pink-red colored rock has been used in the construction of the Texas State Capitol in Austin ...
Located near Marble Falls, Texas, Starcke Dam was the last of the six Highland Lakes dams to be built. Originally called Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 1962 for Max Starcke, a former Mayor of Seguin, Texas. Starcke was also the second general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority and served in that position from 1940 through 1955.
The Roper Hotel is located at 707 Third Street in the city of Marble Falls, county of Burnet, in the U.S. state of Texas.It was erected circa 1888. The hotel was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981, [2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Burnet County, Texas on January 8, 1980. [3]
Lake Buchanan, the largest of the Texas Highland Lakes. The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. [1] The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The lower Colorado River basin has a history of major flooding.