The Texas Hill Country is a region of Central Texas, USA, that features rolling, somewhat rugged, hills that consist primarily of limestone. Central Texas (a part of which is Texas Hill Country) is a region (and a physiographic section as it pertains to geography in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The Hill Country terrain can be seen in San Antonio's northern suburbs and Austin's western suburbs. The region is the eastern portion of the Edwards Plateau bounded by the Balcones Fault on the east and the Llano Uplift to the west and north. The Edwards Plateau is a region of west-central Texas which is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east the Llano Uplift and the plains region The Balcones Fault is a zone of normal faulting in Texas ( USA) that runs approximately from the southwest part of the state to the north central region along The Llano Uplift is a roughly circular geologic dome of Precambrian rock primarily Granite, in Central Texas in the United States The terrain is punctuated by a large number of limestone rocks and boulders and a thin layer of topsoil which makes the region prone to flash flooding. In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere Topsoil is the upper outermost layer of soil usually the top 2 to 8 inches A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic lowlying areas - washes rivers and streams
Several cities were settled at the base of the Balcones Escarpment, including Austin, San Marcos, and New Braunfels, as a result of springs discharging water stored in the Edwards Aquifer. San Marcos is a city in the US state of Texas, and is the county seat of Hays County. New Braunfels ( is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U
Due to its karst topography, the area also features a number of caves, such as Inner Space Caverns and Natural Bridge Caverns. Karst topography is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble Bedrock, usually Carbonate rock such as Limestone A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter Inner Space Cavern is a Karst Cave located in Georgetown Texas. Natural Bridge Caverns are the largest known commercial Caverns in the state of Texas. The deeper caverns of the area form several aquifers which serve as a source of drinking water for the residents of the area. An aquifer is an underground layer of Water -bearing Permeable rock or unconsolidated materials ( Gravel, Sand, Silt, or Clay Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is termed potable water whether it is used for drinking or not
Several tributaries of the Colorado River -- including the Llano and Pedernales rivers, which cross the region west to east and join the Colorado as it cuts across the region to the southeast -- drain a large portion of the Hill Country. The Colorado River is the 18th longest river in the United States. The Llano River (LAN-no is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 105 mi (169 km long in central Texas in the United States. The Pedernales River (ˌpɝdəˈnæləs is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long in central Texas in the United States. The Guadalupe, San Antonio, Frio, and Nueces rivers originate in the Hill Country.
The area is also unique for its fusion of Spanish and Central European (German, Swiss, Austrian, Alsatian, and Czech) influences in food, beer, architecture, and music that form a distinctively "Texan" culture separate from the state's Southern and Southwestern influences. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit such as the 37 For example, the accordion was popularized in Tejano music in the 19th Century due to cultural exposure to German settlers. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Tejano music (Spanish-Texan music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Hispanic populations of Central and Southern Texas The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
In recent years, the region has emerged as the center of the Texas wine industry. Texas has a long history of Wine production The sunny and dry climate of the major wine making regions in the state have drawn comparison to Portuguese wines Three American Viticultural Areas are located in the areas: Texas Hill Country AVA, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA, and Bell Mountain AVA. An American Viticultural Area is a designated Wine Grape -growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features with boundaries The Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio and west of Austin, The Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area surrounding the town of Fredericksburg, Texas in the Texas The Bell Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Gillespie County, Texas.
Notable people from Texas Hill Country
- Lyndon B. Johnson - President of the United States, born and raised in Stonewall, Texas. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Stonewall is a Census-designated place (CDP in Gillespie County, Texas, United States.
- Hondo Crouch - humorist, proprieter of Luckenbach, Texas where "Everyone Is Someone in Luckenbach", a song by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson memorialized the small town where he lived. Luckenbach is an unincorporated community thirteen miles from Fredericksburg in southeastern Gillespie County, Texas, United States Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor.
- Fred Gipson - novelist who authored "Old Yeller," "Savage Sam," and "Hound Dog Man", lived in Mason, Texas. Frederick Benjamin Gipson ( February 7, 1908 - August 14, 1973) was an American Author. Mason is a city in Mason County, Texas, United States. The population was 2134 at the 2000 census
- Gerald Lyda (1923-2005), general contractor and cattle rancher, born and raised in the Hill Country community of Marble Falls, founded Darragh & Lyda Inc. Gerald Lyda ( January 12, 1923 – November 14, 2005) was an American cattle rancher contractor and developer prominent in the state of with Burnet County rancher Steinmetz Darragh, owned & operated Lone Star Livestock Commission Company in San Antonio and owned the 320,000 acre * La Escalera Ranch in Texas; Darragh & Lyda, Inc. The sprawling 320000 deeded Acre (1200 km² La Escalera Ranch is located south of Fort Stockton, Texas and is owned and operated by the Gerald , in a joint venture with H. A. Lott Inc. of Houston, Texas, built the Tower of the Americas and most of the major structures associated with HemisFair '68, San Antonio's world's fair. Tower of the Americas is a 750- foot (229 m observation tower with a restaurant in San Antonio Texas. HemisFair '68 was the first officially designated World's fair (or international exposition held in the Southwestern United States. Lyda's company was nationally-recognized for its construction of The Alamodome. The Alamodome is a 65000 seat multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football /basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas
- Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commanded U. Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command S. Naval forces in the Pacific during World War II was from Fredericksburg. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Fredericksburg is a city in Gillespie County, Texas, United States.
See also
- List of geographical regions in Texas
- Enchanted Rock
- Central Texas
- Cherry Springs Dance Hall
- Gerald Lyda
External links
- Hill Country from the Handbook of Texas Online
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