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| Located on the Edwards Plateau, Real County is in an area of rolling terrain broken by the canyons
of the Frio River. Because of raids by Comanche, Apache, and Lipan Apache Indians, white settlement was hindered
until after 1881. Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish in 1762 near present Camp Wood.
The county was created on April 3, 1913, from Edwards, Kerr, and Bandera counties: organized on July 26, 1913,
it was named in honor of Julius Real (1860-1944), a prominent businessman and state senator, 1909-1914 and 1924-1928.
Leakey, the county seat, was established by John Leakey (1824-1900), a pioneer settler in the region. (1968) (Historical
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| In 1883 Edwards County, which included part of the area of present-day Real County, was organized.
Bullhead served as the Edwards county seat from September of that year until 1884, when voters moved the seat to
Leakey. The government of Edwards County remained at Leakey until April of 1891, when it was moved to Rocksprings
after a disputed election. After Rocksprings was declared winner of the election, the results were contested by
residents of Leakey (who themselves were accused of ballot-box stuffing). Judge Hunter, a local magistrate, organized
a group of men, crossed the divide, and moved the county records from Leakey to Rocksprings during the night. (Texas
Handbook Online)
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