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Hill Country - Johnson City

This photo journal features the popular Hill Country town of Johnson City which is located in Blanco County at the junction of Hwys 281 & 290 just 12 miles north of Blanco, 48 miles west of Austin, & 60 miles north of San Antonio. (Daughter Carol's gallery is in Johnson City, but they live in nearby Blanco.)

Johnson City was established on the Pedernales River in 1878-79 & named for James Polk Johnson, one of the original Johnson family settlers who were LBJ’s ancestors. Because of its location on the ... (more)

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and this hammered metal bath tub?

on Main Street = Hwy 290
The shop on the left is a florist/beauty parlor. Note the old bank.

Shades of the wild west, at the corner

The popular Silver K Cafe
is in the old lumber yard. This is where we had our incredible traditional...

The city park, all decked out for Xmas
Note the courthouse dome in the background.

LBJ's boyhood home
The house is across the street from the post office.

Another information sign

A different view, taken from the
post office across the street, with the town water tower in the background.

Johnson settlement trail (0.4 miles)
leads to the frontier home of LBJ's paternal grandparents, Sam...

El Charro Restaurant
on Hwy 290 on the edge of town, has the biggest & best breakfast tacos...

The post office

This is pecan growing country
& it was pecan harvesting time when I was there.

First Baptist church (est 1879)
The first church was destroyed by fire in 1966 & replaced by this one in...

The historic plaque

The church building

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article published 12/10/2007

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Great photos
I concentrated on the Christmas lights and some of the outskirts establishments.
— Shon Ellerton, March 23, 2008

Thanks for your article on such an interesting town. The warning sign (Texas style) sounds scary though!
— Ben Hsu, December 16, 2007

re presidential libraries:
Fred - his library/museum is in Austin on the campus of U of T. I don't think it's a requirement that they be in their home 'town'? perhaps their home 'state'? for example, the George Bush library is in Dallas? From what I've read, most presidential libraries end up as govt run properties eventually. Here's a couple links: <a href=*http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/*>http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/</a> <a href=*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_Baines_Johnson_Library_and_Museum*>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_Baines_Johnson_Library_and_Museum</a> <a href=*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson*>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson</a>
— Lorraine Brecht, December 11, 2007

Oh what memories ...
this journal evokes. We spent two winters in the San Antonio area and always made trips to this area. Thanks for the memories!
— Eva M, December 11, 2007

Well done, Rainy!
A very enlightening, as well as interesting, journal about what seems to be a very "human" place. They've certainly done a creditable job of making it an interesting spot to visit, without going to any excess. The only thing that puzzles me is -- where is the "Presidential Library"? Don't former US Presidents always create a Library in their home town?
— Fred Perry, December 11, 2007