Founding of Georgetown
According to local tradition Williamson County's first six commissioners met here under a stately oak tree in May 1848 to choose a location for the county seat. George Washington Glasscock, Sr., later joined them and offered to donate land he owned jointly with Thomas B. Huling as a site for the county seat. The land was bounded by the oak tree at one corner and the San Gabriel River to the north and west. The offer was accepted and in July 1848 the commissioners named the town Georgetown in Glasscock's honor. The landmark oak tree was felled by a storm in 1886.
Marker is on E 9th St near S Church St.
Courtesy hmdb.org
