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Keywords:Texas Historical Marker, Williamson County Historical Marker, Victims of the Webster Massacre
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Dimensions2896 x 1944
Original file size2.58 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken17-Dec-08 14:22
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D60
FlashFired, auto mode, return light detected
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ISO speedISO 200
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Victims of the Webster Massacre

Victims of the Webster Massacre

Leanderbr/Williamson County, Texasbr/30 34.953' N 97 49.557' W br/br/Text: Here sleep the victims of the "Webster Massacre" of August 27, 1939. About thirty homeseekers headed by John Webster en route to what is now Burnet County, were attacked by a band of Comanche Indians. After attempting to flee under cover of darkness, they were trapped in this vicinity. Mrs. Webster and her two children were captured and later released. All the others were killed. Martha Webster then but three years old was later married to Marmaduke Strickland.