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Cofran's Texas . . . Hill Country Portal Email: GeorgeCofran@Cofran.com Web: www.HillCountryPortal.com A Powerful Information Database & Gateway Service for the Texas Hill Country BURNET, Texas Pronounced: "BURN-it" "Bluebonnet Capital of Texas" Population (2003): 5,156 REFERENCES CITY:CITY OF BURNET: 512-756-6093, Fax 512-756-8560 PO Box 1369, 1001 Buchanan Drive, Suite 4, Burnet, TX 78611 Web: www.cityofburnet.com; Email: mail@cityofburnet.com CHAMBER & TOURISM: BURNET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 512-756-4297 229 South Pierce, Burnet, TX 78611 Web:www.burnetchamber.org; Email: info@burnetchamber.org VISIT BURNET COUNTY: www.VisitBurnetCounty.org HILL COUNTRY PORTAL: Highland Lakes profile. TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILDFLOWER TRAIL: www.tex-fest.com/wildflower/index.htm. Tourism spotlight on this town. TEXAS HILL COUNTRY REGIONAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTING TRAIL: www.tex-fest.com/regional/index.htm. Tourism spotlight on this town. MAJOR ATTRACTIONS: Historic Burnet Square; Vanishing Texas River Cruise, Galloway Hammond Recreation Center.
AUSTIN STEAM TRAIN ASSOCIATION'S "HILL COUNTRY FLYER": 512-477-8468; Historic railroad operates vintage passenger cars pulled by A 1960 diesel Alco Engine while the 1916 steam engine is restored. Coach and Lounge car rides available on Sat. Originating in Cedar Park, the excursion goes into the Hill Country to Burnet with a relaxed layover for a picnic or lunch at a restaurant of your choice. Hop aboard in Cedar Park at 10a for a 2 hour ride and return to Cedar Park! www.AustinSteamTrain.org DELAWARE SPRINGS GOLF COURSE: 512-756-8471; 600A Delaware Springs Blvd, Hwy 281 S, Burnet, TX 78611. Public, Municipal, 18 holes, 6819 yds, par 72. www.delawaresprings.com FALKENSTEIN CASTLE: Castle: Park Road 4, near Kingsland. Ofc: 512-715-0330; 401 Buchanan Drive, Suite #1, Burnet, TX 78611; Located between Burnet and Marble Falls, 5 mi NE of Kingsland, 1 mi W of the famous Longhorn Caverns and just E of Hoover's Valley. A destination wedding castle with lodging and full catering services. Perched high on a hilltop surrounded by 113 acres of Oaks. Reception Center nearby in Burnet. www.falkensteincastle.com FORT CROGHAN: 512-756-8281; at 703 Buchanan Drive (Hwy 29W), Burnet, TX 78611; www.fortcroghan.org HIGHLAND LAKES AIR MUSEUM: 512-756-2226; At Burnet, TX airport. Operated by the Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force. Static displays of numerous WWII (and later) aircraft and military vehicles, and wartime memorabilia. Open weekends. Web PERISSOS VINEYARD AND WINERY: 512-656-8419; 7214 Park Road 4 W, Burnet, TX 78611. Creating wines of great quality, character and sophistication using 100% Texas-grown fruit. Open Sat & Sun noon-5p. [Ed, 11/1/09: Our visit to this new family owned and run boutique winery was most enjoyable, the hospitality warm, the proprietors energetic and creative, and the new wine very tasty. Give them some time and they should become well known.]. Pronounced: "PEAR-ah-sus". Directions: Take FM 2342 8 mi N from Kingsland or go W from Burnet on TX 16 to Park Road 4, go S to just past the intersection of CR 116 (Hover's Valley Rd) for total of 15 mi. Seth & Laura Martin, proprietors. www.perissosvineyards.com NEARBY & HILL COUNTRY-WIDE ATTRACTIONS: See Attractions BLUFFTON: LCRA PARK; LAKE BUCHANAN (Bluffton) COTTONWOOD SHORES: THE HILL COUNTRY THEATRE (Cottonwood Shores) HORSESHOE BAY: GRANITE BEACH RECREATION AREA; MARRIOTT RESORT & GOLF COURSES (Horseshoe Bay) KINGSLAND: FALKENSTEIN CASTLE; BUCHANAN DAM; GOLF COURSES; PACKSADDLE MOUNTAIN; HISTORIC RAIL YARD COMPLEX (Kingsland) LAKE BUCHANAN AREA: BUCHANAN DAM & MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER; VANISHING TEXAS RIVER CRUISE; CANYON OF THE EAGLES LODGE & NATURE PARK; STATE & LCRA PARKS (Buchanan Dam) MARBLE FALLS: LAKE LBJ; LAKE MARBLE FALLS; HISTORIC MAIN STREET DISTRICT; FALLS ON THE COLORADO MUSEUM; FOX MEMORIAL MARKER & PANORAMIC VIEW; SWEET BERRY FARM; MARBLE FALLS HISTORIC TRAIN DEPOT & CHAMBER VISITOR CENTER; GRANITE MOUNTAIN/COLD SPRING TEXAS GRANITE COMPANY (Marble Falls) TOW: FALL CREEK VINEYARDS/WINERY; LAKE BUCHANAN (Tow) PARKS: see Parks Canyon of the Eagles Park; Inks Lake State Park, Inks Lake Dam National Fish Hatchery, and Longhorn Cavern State Park (see Parks). HAMILTON CREEK PARK: Hwy 29, 1 block W of Hwy 281. BURNET COUNTY PARK: EVENT CALENDAR: See Chamber web site shown above. April: Bluebonnet Festival May: Burnet BBQ Cook-off and Fidler's Festival June: Hill Country Railfair and Festival October: Burnet Poetry Festival (late Oct) December: Christmas Festival, 2nd Sat, Courthouse Square, with Santa Main Street Bethlehem (walk the streets of ancient Bethlehem at Christ's time, & costumed townspeople, animals); Lights & luminaries at Park Ft. Crogan, "Catch the Spirit" of Christmas Past (families in period clothes, fireplaces burning, refreshments) MAPS: Google, more HISTORY & profiles: Handbook of Texas Online: ". . one mile west of the divide between the Brazos and Colorado river watersheds near the center of the county, forty-eight miles northwest of Austin. In 1849 people on the frontier sought protection from the Indians at nearby Fort Croghan. The area was commonly called Hamilton or Hamilton Valley for John Hamilton, who had a league and labor of land there. A creek flowing through the league was also named for him. The town was founded as Hamilton in 1852, when Burnet County was established. In August of that year a post office in Hamilton was named Burnet Courthouse. In 1857 thirty-five residents of the town petitioned the state legislature to change the name of the town to Burnet since there was another town in Texas named Hamilton. The name was changed in 1858. Citizens first voted to incorporate in 1876. A second election was held in 1883 and resulted in the official incorporation of Burnet in October of that year. A major spurt in growth occurred with the arrival of the Austin and Northwestern Railroad in April 1882. Burnet then became the railhead for the area to the west, including the Llano, Mason, and San Saba vicinities. On June 3, 1885, Southern Produce Company shipped 157,000 pounds of wool from Burnet, reportedly the third largest wool shipment made up to that time in Texas. In 1885 Gustav Wilke, subcontractor building the Capitol in Austin, constructed a narrow-gauge railroad from Granite Mountain, fourteen miles south of Burnet, to Burnet. At a point just south of the town and within its city limits, Wilke constructed a yard to shape, finish, and fit the granite for placement in the Capitol building. Here some 1,802 railroad carloads, 31,000 tons, of granite were finished and shipped by the Austin and Northwestern to Austin. After the railroad was extended to Llano in 1892, Burnet declined as a supply point and became a farming and livestock center. In April 1931 the contract was let for the construction of what was then named Hamilton Dam on the Colorado River ten miles west of Burnet. While this construction was under way as many as 800 men were employed, and Burnet was home for many of them and supply base for nearly all of them. Due to the Great Depression the Insull-owned corporations, including the one owning Hamilton Dam, failed financially, and work ceased. In 1934 the state legislature established the Lower Colorado River Authority, which, financed by the federal Public Works Administration, acquired and completed the dam and changed the name to Buchanan Dam. Other dams along the Colorado River soon followed, and Burnet was on a sound economic path from that time forward. In 1989 the town had a population of 3,794 and in 1990, 3,423. The population was 4,735 in 2000, and the community had a city manager form of government. Burnet produces stone and various milled products from stone; mining, milling, shipping of graphite, agribusiness, hunting leases, tourism, and recreation contribute to the economy. Many retirees live in Burnet." PRIOR NAMES: Hamilton or Hamilton Valley AVAILABLE SERVICES: Gas: yes; Convenience Stores: yes; Restaurants: yes; Lodging: yes; Grocery Stores: yes; Banks: yes; Vehicle Repair: yes; Hospital: yes; Med Clinic: yes; Post Office: yes; Public Schools: yes; Cemetery: yes CEMETERIES: OTHER PROFILES: Wikipedia; ePodunk Profile; City Data (not available); Texas Escapes (not available); Travel Texas (not available) MEDIA COVERAGE: On-Line Latest News: Topix Newspaper: Burnet Bulletin (weekly newspaper): www.burnetbulletin.com WEATHER: Weather Underground NOTES: (We welcome submission of updates, additions, corrections & digital photos, without compensation.) BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY See City & Chamber web sites shown above. Partial list below:CAMPS CAMP BUCKNER: 3835 FM 2342, Burnet, TX 78611-5588; 512-756-7540
LODGING/MOTELS/ACCOMMODATIONS/GUEST HOUSES/B&B'S Click: Burnet Lodging Listings and Reservation Services MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & SERVICES R&R CONCESSIONS: 512-755-5051; 339 CR 139A,
Burnet, TX 78611
PUBLIC SERVICES BURNET (Burnet County): Seton Highland Lakes Hospital, 512-715-3000; 3201 S Water St, Burnet, TX 78611
RESTAURANTS/DINING/ENTERTAINMENT BALLEYS'S BURNET COUNTY BAR-B-QUE: 512-756-8742; 616 Buchanan Drive, Burnet, TX 78611
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