Information provided by the Heritage Circle of Dripping Springs:
If Tombstones Could Talk: A Walking Tour of Wallace Mountain Cemetery
October 23, 2011
Come with me to the top Wallace Mountain.
Come look into the misty hallowed haunts of yesterday
Stand quiet to hear the silent sounds that shaped our history
The question is "If these stones could talk," what would they say?
History buffs and wannabes alike are invited to join Heritage Circle of Dripping Springs on its first-ever walking tour of Wallace Mountain Cemetery on Sunday, October 23, 3-5 p.m. come-and-go. VFW Post 2933# and American Legion Post #290 will direct parking for the event. A horse drawn hay wagon and bus will take visitors to almost the top of Wallace Mountain. Some walking is required, so wear comfortable shoes!
If Tombstones Could Talk is produced in partnership with the Dripping Springs High School Thespian Club under leadership of director Rachael Koske. It will feature voices from the graves of Dripping Springs' earliest residents as recreated by local drama students and others. Well-known local fiddler Alex Dormont will set the tone for the event with his haunting period dirges and Civil War melodies, as well as songs he researched and played for the epic television series, "Lonesome Dove."
Refreshments will be provided at the self-paced tour which costs $5 for adults and school age children. Admission is free to Heritage Circle members (Pathfinders and up) and their spouses. Copies of Wallace Mountain Cemetery: If Tombstones Could Talk, the booklet, published by Heritage Circle, may be purchased on site or ordered for $12. Booklets contain updated research on the cemetery and burials, a must for genealogical and/or historical research.
Wallace Mountain Cemetery is located .6 mile east of Ranch Road 12 at Highway 290 East, just past HEB. A sheriff's deputy's flashing car light will mark the spot that afternoon. Sunday, October 30, 3-5 p.m. has been scheduled as a rain date.
Please direct questions to heritagecircle@verizon.net.
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Ron Hood, Constable
Hays Co. Constable, Pct. 4
195 Roger Hanks Parkway, #3
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
(512) 858-7605 (wk)
(512-858-4799 (fax)
Email: ron.hood@co.hays.tx.us
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