A Pioneering Family....

Joseph M. Pound first came to Texas in 1847 to fight in the war against Mexico. He returned to Kentucky to pursue his medical education, but returned with his 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.

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.
 

The Pound House became a
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1965
In 1995 it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places

HOLD YOUR EVENT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE HISTORIC FARMSTEAD!
for information, call Marianne Simmons 512.694.0874

For further information, volunteer & contribution opportunities
contact:

Penny Johnson, President
512.858.5620