Williamson County was founded March 13, 1848, with an agreement under an oak tree and a promise of land for a county seat. Learn about the native people, early settlers, courthouses, conversations and hard work that transformed “the land of good water” into our present county in the Williamson Museum’s only permanent exhibit.
This mural commemorates the founding of the county on March 13, 1848. It was painted by In Your Space, Inc. for the “Museum Works Project” in 2007.Exhibit excerpt: Chief Placido of the Tonkawa nation. Image from “The Land of Good Water” by Clara Stearns Scarborough. The Tonkawa, Comanche, Lipan Apache and Tawakoni all called Williamson County home between the 10th and 19th centuries.
