Valley Spring School — Llano County

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Valley Spring School — Llano County

Historic School TX • Llano County County
Description
School at Valley Spring (Whistleville and Bugscuffle); Phillips Ranch settlement of 1854 with cotton gin and sawmill on northwestern Llano County stage route.
Historical Notes
Valley Spring formed when Whistleville and Bugscuffle merged. O. C. J. Phillips settled Phillips Ranch in 1854; W. O. Phillips built a cotton gin and sawmill in 1860 at Whistleville, named for its steam whistle. A post office opened at Bugscuffle in 1878 and was renamed Valley Spring. The 1882 stage route from Llano to Brady shifted commerce to Owen's store site at present Valley Spring.
Status / Verification historical_site — Verified

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