Hughes' Springs
Lampasas County, Lampasas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
One of the Lampasas sulphur springs named in honor of first settler in this vicinity in 1853, Moses Hughes, whose wife regained health through its waters.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
These springs bear the name of Moses Hughes, remembered as the first settler in this part of Lampasas County in 1853. Tradition holds that his wife regained her health by taking the mineral waters here. Their arrival helped open the region to settlement in the years just before the Civil War.
Why it matters
Central Texas's mineral springs drew both settlers and health-seekers, and sites like this one mark where the region's first families put down roots.
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