Site of a Block House

Built by Texas Rangers under Captain John J. Tumlinson in 1836. Destroyed by Indians in 1837. This was the first white man’s post in Williamson County.

Marker is at the intersection of Block House Drive and North Bell Boulevard, in the ...

Site of a Twin Blockhouse

Built about 1828 - used as a place of defense against the Indians and known as Moore's Fort in honor of its builder and owner, John Henry Moore, 1800-1880, noted Indian fighter and commander of the Texans at the Battle ...