Museum stones reveal history

  • The Founder Stone originally was placed near what is now the site of the Chili’s and River City Grille on the shores of Lake Marble Falls and now has a new home at the museum. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    The Founder Stone originally was placed near what is now the site of the Chili’s and River City Grille on the shores of Lake Marble Falls and now has a new home at the museum. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • The Grist Mill Stone itself, a donation from the Hurd family of Horseshoe Bay, symbolizes frontier Texas life in the early 19th Century. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    The Grist Mill Stone itself, a donation from the Hurd family of Horseshoe Bay, symbolizes frontier Texas life in the early 19th Century. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • The stone is part of a rubble wall that was once on Marble Falls ISD property next door. When the school district decided to remove the wall, the museum gathered the rubble, which represents how walls and fences were built in a time without concrete.
    The stone is part of a rubble wall that was once on Marble Falls ISD property next door. When the school district decided to remove the wall, the museum gathered the rubble, which represents how walls and fences were built in a time without concrete.
The Falls of The Colorado Museum in Marble Falls has a new stone to brag about along with the recently-acquired Tiger Grist Mill stone. The so-called Marble Falls Founder Stone was delivered to the museum, 2001 Broadway. Museum President Robyn Richter said the stone originally was placed near what is now the site of the Chili’s and River City Grille on the shores of Lake Marble Falls by city…

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