Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound
Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound and Wife Sarah Dunbiben Ward. First log rooms built 1853 with slave labor. Square nails, hand-hewn timbers and lumber were used in construction. Circuit riders stopped here, conducted Methodist worship services. The sick and wounded, rich or poor, came to this home as to a hospital. Dr. Pound, U.S. Army private in Mexican War, was a Confederate surgeon in the Civil War. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
30.1996° N, 98.0809° W
Where to Find It
from US 290 take RR 12 N approx. .5 mi. to Founders Park entrance; follow park road approx. 1 mile
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Dr. Joseph M. Pound Dripping Springs
- 0.6 mi NW Dripping Springs United Methodist Church Dripping Springs
- 0.7 mi SW Dripping Springs Academy Dripping Springs
- 0.8 mi SW First Baptist Church of Dripping Springs Dripping Springs
- 0.9 mi SW The Marshall-Chapman Home Dripping Springs
- 0.9 mi SW W. T. Chapman Dripping Springs