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Baby Head Cemetery is one of the few reminders of the once booming Baby Head community, located about 15 miles north of Llano. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

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How did Baby Head get its name?

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The men raced toward the large hill, knowing a child’s life lay in the balance. The men, settlers from north of Llano, pursued a group of raiding Indians. Thought to be Comanche, they had taken the little girl during the Read more…

October 7, 2016

This photo is of four men who were reportedly part of the posse that broke Al Lackey out of the Blanco County Jail on Aug. 26, 1885, and hanged him for the murder of six people. Legend has it that Lackey still haunts the stretch of U.S. 281 between Blanco and Johnson City not far from where he was hanged. Photo from rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Ghost of murderer Al Lackey roams US 281

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Daniel Clifton

JOHNSON CITY — Along a stretch of U.S. 281 south of Johnson City toward Blanco, a car rockets along. The driver, nodding his head along with a song on the radio, keeps his eyes on the highway as the sun Read more…

October 29, 2015

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Tips for telling a truly scary story: Make it real, build suspense

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Daniel Clifton

MARBLE FALLS — ’Tis the season for frights, and one of our favorites is a good scary story. The timing is perfect to gather everyone around the camp fire, get in close on the hayride or hunker down on the Read more…

October 23, 2015

Legend has it that during certain times of the year, people can see the Six Mile Lights near the Six Mile community and Six Mile Creek. Early settlers reported seeing the lights off to the east of an old road that led from Llano to Fredericksburg. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

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Legend shines light on faded Six Mile community

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Daniel Clifton

LLANO — One night more than 100 years ago, a man traveling between Llano and Fredericksburg on one of the old byways looked to the east of the Six Mile community. With few trees at that time to impede the Read more…

October 16, 2015

Erupting from the ground in southwestern Llano County and northwestern Gillespie County, Enchanted Rock has drawn visitors for hundreds, maybe thousands, of years. The granite dome is also the place of several legends, including that of ghostly spirits. Native Americans thought spirits inhabited the area after hearing the granite dome ‘moan.’ Of course, that turned out to be the expansion and contraction of the granite from the heating and cooling of the day and night, but it sure sounds ‘enchanting.’ Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

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Enchanted Rock screams its tales into the night

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Daniel Clifton

FREDERICKSBURG — Jack C. Hays probably thought the legends of Enchanted Rock were true one fall day in 1841 as he did his best to hold off a band of Comanche warriors hunting him among the granite outcropping. Earlier that Read more…

October 9, 2015

Legend has it that these boot prints raised from wet concrete after multiple attempts at pouring a smooth surface during renovations in 2003. The prints make a path straight into a wall at Old Oak Square on Main Street Marble Falls. Those who have worked in the old building blame a spirit named ‘Stretch’ for odd happenings inside. Staff photo by Jared Fields

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HAUNTED HIGHLAND LAKES: ‘Stretch’ leaves his mark on Old Oak Square

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Jared Fields

Boot prints beat a path frozen in concrete inside one business in Old Oak Square located at 305 Main Street in Marble Falls. They begin near the north side of the room and walk straight into the opposite wall. The Read more…

October 17, 2014

A historical marker gives a brief history of Dead Man's Hole, located on Burnet County Road 401 southwest of Marble Falls. The synopsis, however, can't recreate the fear and horror people in Burnet County — particularly Union sympathizers — felt about the hole during the Civil War and Reconstruction years. Some estimates claim as many as 36 people ended up in Dead Man's Hole, though historians can only connect about five names to it. Still, for several decades the thought of ending up at the bottom of Dead Man's Hole sent shivers down many a person's neck. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

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HAUNTED HIGHLAND LAKES: Dead Man’s Hole a dark spot in history

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Daniel Clifton

Adolph Hoppe raced along as the brush whipped against him. He had ground to cover to get home, but he could feel the fire eaters closing in on him. As he pushed his horse on, he cursed the day he Read more…

October 10, 2014