Webster Massacre
Here sleep
the victims of the
Webster Massacre
of August 27, 1839 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. (1936)
Marker can be reached from FM 2243 2 miles east of Leander, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
