Real Estate, More on Dripping Springs
- Date: 2008-10-11 - Word Count: 544
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Billed as the gateway to "the hill country" with rolling hills , clear rock bottom creeks and lots of wild life it is easy to see how this title came about. Dripping Springs has been around for long time first settled in the mid 1800s by three families from Mississippi. The three families were those of John Lee Wallace his wife Malvina and their children John was a nephew of Robert E. Lee the Confederate General. Next was John L. Moss and his wife Indiana (often called Nannie) and their children. Last but not least Dr. Joseph Mckegg Pound and his wife Sarah they were newly-weds and had no children. Indiana Moss and Sarah Pound were sisters. Following the trail the army used to bring supply wagons from Austin to the fort at Fredericksburg they crested what is now called Wallace Mountain and decided this would be the place they would call home. This place only about 30 miles from the capital city of Austin it was still on the frontier complete with wild Indians. The last reported Indian raid was in 1872, about 18 years after they settled here. In June of 1857 John Moss was appointed the first postmaster in the area. To be able to have a post office the government said the community must have a name. Indiana (Nanny) Moss officially names it for the dripping springs at the milk house branch of the Edwards aquifer. The springs had often been a gathering place for the Tonkawa Indians. In no time Dripping Springs became a stage stop, as well as a stopping place for the teamsters that delivered freight between Austin and Fredericksburg. Dr. and his wife Sarah built their home in 1852 and their family lived and farmed there for about one hundred and thirty years . The home after that served as a hospital then as a church. The home has been donated to the city for a museum and has been an ongoing project for the community for several years. Dripping springs has really grown from those early days today the city's population is about 1500, but greater Dripping springs its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) is around 20,000 and growing. Many people think of Dripping Springs as a bedroom community of Austin, but the city is really coming into its own. The city is really proud of its new library, not to mention the 30 acre park owned by the city. The park has a junior Olympic sized pool with an area for the very little ones, picnic grounds, a pavilion, softball fields, concession stands, playscape and jogging trails. Man this isn't just a city it is a life style. There is so much to do in Dripping Springs just some of the annual events include the "Christmas in the hills" tour of fine homes , founders day celebration in the spring of the year, chili cook offs , Cajun shrimp boil and many, many more great events through out the year. Dripping Springs is not just the gateway to "the hill country" it is a city close country way of life. This article provided by an Austin Texas real estate company with services for resale and new home sales. Information for Pflugerville Texas and other area towns like Point Venture
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