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Burnet City Hall and Mall

Photograph of the Burnet City Hall and Mall. There are things placed in the windows of the Hall. It is a brown and white two-story building with a large sign on the front. There is a car parked on the right side of the photo.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burnet County Courthouse

Photograph of the Burnet County Courthouse, the third courthouse for the county, built 1937 by Willis Environmental Engineering from Marble Falls, Texas. The building is two stories tall, and is a light brown.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Former Burnet County Jail

Photograph of the former jail of Burnet County. It is a stone building, with a white wrought-iron fence to the right.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Former Burnet County Jail

Photograph of the former county jail of Burnet County. It is a stone building, with a white wrought-iron fence on the right side.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Herman Brown Free Library

Photograph of the Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet. Cars are parked in front of the library, and other buildings can be seen in the background.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pioneers monument, Burnet County

In memory of the Pioneer Settlers of Burnet County. Samuel L. Holland, first settlers, 1848. Logan Vandevfer, Peter Kerr, William H. Magill, Noah Smithwick, Jesse Burnam, K. H. Hall, General Adam R. Johnson, Captain Christian Dorbandt and to those pioneers who pushed into this wilderness and established here the first traces of human habitation, unknown planters sowing seeds for a new civilizaton. They amrked for us our channels of trade adn industry, built the first schools and churches, an dafter the tumult of Indian depredations and the terrible scars of the Civil War, returned and again took up the ax and plow and brought new acres into cultivation. Most of them died in obscurity and were laid to rest in the county of their adoption. As the rank and file of our pioneers we honor their memory for the deeds they performed and the doctrines they taught. Fort Croghan established here March 18, 1849, abandoned by troops in December 1853, permanently abandoned 1855. Burnet County created February 5, 1852, organized August 28, 1852 by Logan Vandeveer, William H. Magill, R. H. Hall, Commissioners. Landmarks: Holland Springs, first settlement in 1848; Fort Croghan established 1849; Morman Mill built 1850; Black's Fort …
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sheriff Wallace W. Riddell monument, Burnet

Sheriff Wallace W. Riddell, December 4, 1899 - February 11, 1978. Sheriff of Burnet County 1939 - 1978. Riddell was Texas' longest serving Sheriff (with 39 years, 1 month, 11 days of service) until 2008.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
To Determine the Adequacy of Library Service in Burnet County (open access)

To Determine the Adequacy of Library Service in Burnet County

The purpose of this study is to determine the adequacy of the library service rendered to the people of Burnet County, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: Simpson, Fairy
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Atlas of the United States: Llano-Burnet Folio, Texas (open access)

Geologic Atlas of the United States: Llano-Burnet Folio, Texas

This atlas contains six maps from the regions around Llano, Texas and Burnet, Texas including topography, aerial geology, and structure sections. The illustrated text at the beginning of the atlas discusses the geological history of the area and gives an in-depth breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals as well as other features of the region including climate and vegetation.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Structure Sections: Texas Burnet Quadrangle

This structure map shows the topography, altitude above sea level, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Burnet, Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
Date: December 1911
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Areal Geology: Texas Burnet Quadrangle

This areal map shows the topography, contour elevations, and a breakdown of the kinds of rocks and minerals found in the Burnet, Texas quadrangle region. The map contains a legend that represents with line patterns the surface contour of the region and the kinds of sedimentary rocks and minerals from diverse geological eras.
Date: June 1911
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Topography: Texas Burnet Quadrangle

This topographic map shows the elevations and location of private and public roads, railroads, building structures, bridges, and dams, lakes and drainage structures in the Burnet, Texas quadrangle. It contains a legend of each of the structural elements and a scale for the elevation and contour of the area.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Dept. of the Interior.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library