Spicewood, Texas

Where is Spicewood, Texas? Spicewood is a mile north of State Highway 71 and nine miles southeast of Marble Falls in southeastern Burnet County. Currently a road between The City of Lakeway and The City of Spicewood is being constructed. This road will connect New Home Communities in Spicewood

BEE CREEK ESTATES

A unique enclave of 39 luxury residential acreage home-sites with unrivaled hill country views. This gated community is nestled in the scenic foothills of the South Lake Travis Hill Country and runs along Bee Creek. All residents have access to a private Lakeside Community Park with Boat Launch. Prices from the low $700,000 to the high $1,500,000. Contact me for builders, available inventory, or to set up a time to view the homes.

THE VISTAS AT LAKE TRAVIS

The Vistas at Lake Travis is nestled on the bluffs above Lake Travis in western Travis County, which is close to many majestic county parks. This tranquil setting features panoramic Hill Country and lake views, large home sites and convenient access to Texas Highway 71. Prices from the high $400,000 and up. Contact me for available inventory, or to set up a time to view the homes.

History of Spicewood, Texas:

Spicewood, Texas was possibly named for the Spicewood timber on nearby Little Cypress Creek. A post office opened at Spicewood in 1899 with James B. Pangle as postmaster. Nearby communities, such as Corwin, Clover, and Rockvale in southern Burnet County and Haynie Flat in western Travis County, began using the Spicewood post office; as these small communities declined in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many of their residents turned to Spicewood as the focus of community life. In 1919 Spicewood replaced Rockvale as the official name of the local school district. By the mid-1920s the community had about 100 residents; that number raised to 125 by 1933. Spicewood businesses prospered when Farm Road 93 (later State Highway 71) was built through the area in the 1940s; several businesses and scattered houses marked the community on county highway maps at that time. In 1949 the school at Haynie Flat was consolidated with the Spicewood district; Spicewood in turn was consolidated with the Marble Falls Independent School District in 1952. The population of Spicewood fell to 100 by 1970. It was reported as 110 from 1974 to 1990. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article. Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/hls70.html (accessed October 29, 2007).
(NOTE: "s.v." stands for sub verbo, "under the word.")

About a mile below the intersection of these two waterways are located natural springs. Huge cypress trees line both sides of the banks and water flows through large openings in some of them. In fact one of the openings of these trees is large enough for a man to stand in or to put a twin size bed in. Cypress Creek flows through about 300 feet of limestone rock and when dynamiters blasted in the area for use of rock at the building site of Mansfield Dam, (then called Marshall Ford Dam) some of the men would take refuge inside these holey trees! Over the years the natural springs formed a beautiful waterfall and the tradition of young married couples being pushed from the cliff into the icy waters below became an old tradition known as "shivaree". In addition, because of the natural beauty of this tract of land around the Cypress with its lush ferns, mosses, watercress and algae, it also become the site for the annual Spicewood Picnic. No one quite knows when the first picnic was held or the cause for the celebration but the tradition dates back to at least 1906. History holds that on the second Friday of June, men would start cooking, on Saturday morning the women would arrive with baskets full of goodies, people would come from miles around, and the feasting would begin at noon. These picnics are still held annually on the second Saturday of June, though the location has changed to the Church of Christ Tabernacle. The tract of land all this tradition is surrounded by has only changed ownership a few times in recorded history. The first recorded owner was a German settler named Roencke and during the 1800's and the springs was called Roencke Springs. Paul Neuman purchased the land from Roencke in 1924 and the changed the name to Neuman Springs. Currently this same property is now owned by Elton Krause and you guessed it - the current name of this site is Krause Springs. Reference information provided by:
Spicewood, TX Area Historical Focus Group and obtained from www.spicewoodtx.us

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