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W. H. (Uncle Billy) Gibbons (1846-1932) |
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Off US 190 on County Road, Richland Sprinds,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 7' 25.82482000008",
-177° 3' 19.9696399992"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
In the 1870s Irish-born William Henry Gibbons drove 1500 sheep into San Saba County. After a time Uncle Billy became one of the largest landowners in the county, a prominent banker, and a community leader. In 1930 he gave the Boy Scouts of America a 99-year lease to campgrounds along Brady Creek on his ranch. Gibbons' son James Edward inherited Camp Billy Gibbons land in 1932 and continued the agreement with the newly organized Comanche Trail Council. In 1947 the camp moved to this 103-acre site donated by Uncle Billy's son John William Gibbons.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
W. H. (Uncle Billy) Gibbons (1846-1932) Historical Marker Location Map, Richland Sprinds, Texas
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