Stoneleigh Ranch
Center Point, Kerr County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Missouri native George L. Leigh (d. 1901) moved to Kerr County in 1878 for health reasons. He opened a mercantile establishment in Center Point (3.5 mi. S) with James Sellers and later served one term as county tax assessor. In 1883 he purchased a 640-acre tract here. With the help of his brother Edward, he enlarged the site to include over three thousand acres. Here Leigh ran a dairy and raised racing horses. From 1936 to 1943 the land was used as a guest ranch. Named for the ancestral home in England, the Stoneleigh Ranch remained in the Leigh family until 1960. (1980)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
George L. Leigh, a Missouri native, moved to Kerr County in 1878 for his health and opened a store in Center Point before serving a term as county tax assessor. In 1883 he bought a 640-acre tract and, with his brother Edward's help, expanded it past three thousand acres, running a dairy and raising racing horses. Named for the family's ancestral home in England, Stoneleigh Ranch later operated as a guest ranch from 1936 to 1943 and stayed in the Leigh family until 1960.
Why it matters
The ranch reflects the diversification of the Texas Hill Country frontier, where settlers turned raw acreage into dairies, horse operations, and eventually tourism over successive generations.
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- · George L. Leigh
- · Edward Leigh
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