Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

The original 1854 home of Dr. Joseph & Sarah Pound, founders of Dripping Springs Texas. Preserved as a museum for the education & enjoyment of all generations.

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Telephone service came to Dripping Springs about 1913. There was Switchboard House located on Old Fitzhugh. People would turn the handle on their phone and be connected to the switchboard house, give the name or… https://t.co/F1m5yrmo3H

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Just about the only hats we see now are baseball caps, cowboy hats, or wide brim floppy beach hats. These three hats date to the early 1900s. A demure straw hat with grosgrain ribbon, a brown velvet winter cloche, and a bright beret with a sizeable bow.

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This cast iron crank was part of an ice cream maker in the mid 1900s. It sat atop a wooden bucket and churned big batches. If you wanted ice cream, you had to take a turn at the churn. What’s your favorite flavor?

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From the DSHS senior boys of ‘43 to all the graduates of 2020- Congratulations!!
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#classof2020🎓

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This pair of ladies everyday button shoes probably belonged to Sarah Pound, they date to the late 1800s. For dressier occasions she would have worn similar button boots.

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Dripping Springs High School cheerleaders, date unknown. #spreadthesmile

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Sarah Pound and her daughter Georgia, and granddaughter Marguerite, were all active members of the Order of the Eastern Star. It is still in existence today, and allows both men and women. Monthly meetings would have been suspended in 1918 due to the Spanish Flu.

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This tiny pin (compared to the dangly earring next to it) has the angelic image of Marguerite Cavett on it. Her mother was Georgia Pound Cavett. Little Marguerite was born in 1895 so it’s likely that the pin dates to about 1903.

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“I, being a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons...or sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel...or acted as a second in a fighting duel...” Teachers, or School Directors, Oath ca 1870.
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The melodeon that resides in the parlor of the Pound House is a very close replica of the original one that Sarah Pound owned.

Click here to listen to “Evening Song” played on this instrument:

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Crenshaw pharmacy, Dripping Springs, date unknown.

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I just love a good book when I’m nesting! The Pound family collection contains hundreds of books, pamphlets, and magazines. Here are two of the oldest: “Dr JMP” is inscribed in the upper left-hand corner of the Lord… https://t.co/csde2lBFUK

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Applewhite Store, Dripping Springs, circa 1895.
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There are more types of fences than you can shake a stick at! At the Pound House, we have a split-rail fence. That is wood posts (ours are cedar) that have been split and used as cross rails.

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Early farming in Hays county.

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In 1870, Sarah Pound had children of the following ages: 15, 14, 9, 7, 4, 2, and a newborn infant. She homeschooled every one of them until the first school opened in Dripping Springs in 1876. Take a look at these pages from her math book...

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Sarah Pound’s book: First Lessons in the English Language, was published in 1875. When was the last time you hand-wrote a letter and who was it written to? Reply in our comments, we’d love to hear from you!

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Here’s another school photo at the Dripping Springs Academy, circa 1915. The two teachers pictures here are Mr. McCarty and our very own Mrs. Georgia Pound Cavett.
All this children would have learned together in the same room, regardless of age.
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