PIONEER LOVE: VALENTINE'S DAY AT DR. POUND PIONEER FARMSTEAD
The public is invited to stop by tomorrow to see the Pound family’s Valentine’s collection at the Dr. Pound Pioneer Farmstead. Museum hours on Saturday are noon until 3:00PM.
Long before there was a Dantay's, Lone Star Gifts, or even a card rack at the Super S, Joseph M. Pound came to Texas in 1847 to fight in the war against Mexico. He returned to Kentucky to pursue his medical education, but returned with wife Sarah, in the early 1850s. In 1853-54, they built a two-room log cabin in an untamed area of Central Texas, present day Dripping Springs. As a founding family of what is now Dripping Springs, the Pounds were at the hub of community life, opening their house and grounds to serve as medical office and hospital, church sanctuary, schoolhouse, and social gathering place. According to the museum folks, Dr. Pound was known to treat the local Indians with respect and, in turn, the "medicine man" and his family were spared the raids going on around them at the time. A trail used by the Kiowa and Comanche Indians can still be seen southeast of the house. The Pounds raised nine children here. Four generations of family occupied the farmstead over a period of 130 years, until 1983.
Take a peek into Dripping's Valentine's Day past at the historic farmstead. From 290, take RR 12 north one third of a mile to Founder's Park. Enter the park and continue to the end of the drive; the museum is located at the northeast corner of the park.
Long before there was a Dantay's, Lone Star Gifts, or even a card rack at the Super S, Joseph M. Pound came to Texas in 1847 to fight in the war against Mexico. He returned to Kentucky to pursue his medical education, but returned with wife Sarah, in the early 1850s. In 1853-54, they built a two-room log cabin in an untamed area of Central Texas, present day Dripping Springs. As a founding family of what is now Dripping Springs, the Pounds were at the hub of community life, opening their house and grounds to serve as medical office and hospital, church sanctuary, schoolhouse, and social gathering place. According to the museum folks, Dr. Pound was known to treat the local Indians with respect and, in turn, the "medicine man" and his family were spared the raids going on around them at the time. A trail used by the Kiowa and Comanche Indians can still be seen southeast of the house. The Pounds raised nine children here. Four generations of family occupied the farmstead over a period of 130 years, until 1983.
Take a peek into Dripping's Valentine's Day past at the historic farmstead. From 290, take RR 12 north one third of a mile to Founder's Park. Enter the park and continue to the end of the drive; the museum is located at the northeast corner of the park.
Posted by DSBabble.com at Friday, February 13, 2009 8:27 AM 
Categories: valentine's day, dr. pound pioneer farmstead, dripping springs
Categories: valentine's day, dr. pound pioneer farmstead, dripping springs
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