History of Cedar Park and Leander
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After years of waiting, historic church gets a steeple
By Karen R. Thompson Friday, 19 March 2010 00:00
After 153 years of waiting, Leander Presbyterian Church finally had a steeple erected Feb. 17.
The Story of Block House Creek, past and present
By Susan VanDeWater Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00
On the southern edge of Leander, the Block House Creek neighborhood is steeped in Texas history.
Mood Wiley—The man behind the name of Moody’s Café in Leander
By Karen R. Thompson Friday, 22 January 2010 00:00
Despite the name, there is nothing disgruntled about Moody’s Café in Leander or the restaurant’s namesake.
Williamson County’s tough-on-crime reputation a three-decade legacy
By Beth Wade and Melissa Mixon Friday, 11 December 2009 12:40
Reputation carried on by judges, juries and county attorneys
Former mayor served at pivotal time
By Melissa Mixon Friday, 11 December 2009 10:16
Former Leander mayor
Origin of Parmer name a result of misspelling
By Karen R. Thompson Friday, 11 December 2009 00:00
It’s one of those simple mistakes anyone could make while writing: transposing a letter or leaving one out or simply misspelling a word altogether. But could it be possible that a road, a school and a number of businesses were all victims of a simple misspelling?
Summer-time meant baseball in Leander
By Karen R. Thompson Friday, 20 November 2009 13:23
Toward the end of the 19th century, every small Texas town had a baseball team, including Leander.
Ghost haunts in Leander
By Melissa Mixon Friday, 16 October 2009 13:48
At first glance, the Davis Cemetery in Leander seems like any other historical cemetery.
Early African-American settlement of Jenks-Branch
By Lisa E. Worley Friday, 18 September 2009 07:18
According to biographies of Bill Pickett, the famous black cowboy from Williamson County, he was born in a community called Jenks-Branch.
