Bryson Stage Coach Stop
historic place
The Bryson Stage Coach Stop, a historic place in Liberty Hill, Texas, stands in Williamson County. John T. Bryson and his wife Amelia, early settlers in the Liberty Hill community, constructed their home in the 1850s. The house was built with a frame of notched and fitted hewn cedar logs, featuring chimneys of native stone. Its original open dog-trot construction was typical of pioneer Texas houses. This residence also served as a stop on the stagecoach route connecting Austin and Fort Croghan, near present-day Burnet. Travelers received two meals and a bed for the night for one dollar. The Brysons provided water for the stagecoach relay teams from their spring and later from two additional wells. According to Bryson family writings, both Robert E. Lee and U.S. Grant stopped at the stagecoach stop. Lee visited during his camel experiment excursion in Texas, and Grant was a guest in 1852 during a stagecoach return trip. The Texas Historical Commission erected a historical marker for the Bryson Stage Coach Stop in 1981. This site is historically significant as a well-documented example of a pioneer home and a vital stagecoach stop in early Texas.