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The first attempt at Anglo settlement in the area of the
present Kerr County occurred in 1846 when Joshua D. Brown led
a group of ten men to the Guadalupe River and established a
shingle-making camp at the site of present Kerrville. They
were soon driven off by Indians, only to return to the site,
which they named Brownsborough, in 1848. |
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Indian raids became increasingly
troublesome in the early 1850s, and in response the United
States Army established a post at Camp Verde in southern Kerr
County on July 8, 1855. This post became the headquarters for
the famed experiment with camels as transport, and promoted
development in the area as well as providing protection.
Settlers faced the dangers of Indian attack for the next
twenty years, and the final raid took place in 1878. |
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On January 26, 1856, Kerr County was formed from Bexar Land
District Number 2. Brownsborough changed its name to Kerrville
and became the county seat. In 1880 the Y O Ranch was
founded by Charles Armand Schreiner, a Kerrville merchant and
civic leader. The Y O grew into an immense cattle, sheep, and
goat ranch, which at one time contained 600,000 acres. The San
Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway built through Kerrville in
1887, further stimulating the county economy. |
Cities and towns
Ingram
Kerrville
Center Point (unincorporated)
Hunt (unincorporated)
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