LIFE TRAIL DRIVE SON OF TEXAS
Explore LBJ’s roots in Johnson City, San Marcos and Cotulla
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JOHNSON CITY •
AUSTIN 35
290
•SAN MARCOS
• COTULLA
VISIT LYNDON B. JOHNSON STATE PARK AND HISTORIC SITE
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/ lyndon-b-johnson
VISIT BRUSH COUNTRY MUSEUM
historicdistrict.com/museum
VISIT LBJ MUSEUM
lbjmuseum.com
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TEXAS WHITE HOUSE: LBJ and Lady Bird hosted leaders from around the world here— they could arrive at the ranch by car or fly in.
VISIT SAN MARCOS
toursanmarcos.com
TRIP TO THE RANCH:President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice-President Elect Hubert Humphrey on horse- back at LBJ Ranch
LYNDON B. JOHNSON was born in a farm- house along the Pedernales River in Stonewall and grew up in nearby Johnson City. The fact that he moved back to his ranch just down the river from his birthplace when he left the presidency speaks vol- umes about the importance this place holds for his heart and his values. It’s still possible to explore the roots of the man at a number of places in and around Johnson City. Among them, the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON STATE PARK AND HISTORIC SITE
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 238
Stonewall, TX 78671
The park is located 2 miles east of Stonewall, 14 miles west of Johnson City on US Highway 290 toward Fredericksburg. Adjacent to both Ranch Road 1 and US Highway 290; enter on Park Road 52.
(830) 644-2252d (830) 644-2252
(199 State Park Rd. 52 in Stonewall) should not be missed. In addition to the beautiful Hill Country landscape, the visitor center includes exhibits and a video presentation about LBJ and the cultural history of the area. Also in the park is the Sauer- Beckmann Living History Farm, featuring
reenactors in
garb carrying out the day-to-day activities of a turn-of-the-century Texas-German farm family. LBJ received his elemen- teacher’s certificate from
tary
Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now
Texas State
period
CYNTHIA DORMINEY/NPS; CECIL STOUGHTON/LBJ LIBRARY
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