STONEWALL

Population 245

Altitude 1,512.

General

This Central Texas village on U.S. 290 west of Austin was established in 1870, and named for Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Famed for delicious Gillespie County peaches, and is the location of LBJ Ranch, home of the late President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Attractions

• LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK - A replica of the four room birthplace of the late President is operated by the National Park Service as part of the National Historic Park that includes Johnson Boyhood Home at Johnson City. Free Park Service tour buses operate from LBJ State Park headquarters from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The tour includes the ranch, a one room Junction school, and the President's grave in the Johnson family cemetery. Park Road 49, which leads to those sites, is open to all vehicles only from 5 p.m. until dark.
• LBJ STATE PARK - A 710 acre park is the boarding point for National Park Service tours. Visitor center is open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Presents interpretive exhibits of storied Texas Hill Country. Picnic facilities, swimming pool, tennis courts, and nature trail. Wildlife displays include Texas Longhorns, white-tailed deer, and buffalo. Historic buildings include two restored dog-run cabins of area pioneers, furnished in frontier style, and the Sauer-Becmann Farmstead (open daily from 8 a.m - 4:30 p.m.) where rural life of the early 1900's is interpreted by living history demonstrations. Open daily. U.S. 290 just east of Stonewall.

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