November 10th in 1835, delegates gathered at San Felipe de Austin and reached an agreement to create a provisional government. This “consultation” began on November 1st and was an important step towards establishing a more organized system of governance in Texas.
Two years later in 1837, a battle between Texas Rangers and Kichai Indians took place in present-day Archer County. Despite being heavily outnumbered, eight Texas Rangers managed to survive the Battle of Stone Houses, which took place south of Windthorst, TX.
In 1871, Governor Edmund J. Davis lifted martial law in Freestone County, which had been imposed in response to reports of coercion and fraudulent voting during the elections in Fairfield.
Fast forward to 1967, when the President’s Ranch Trail was dedicated in Wimberly. This trail includes significant locations in Hays, Blanco, and Gillespie counties that were important in the life of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.