The Blanco area was first settled in 1853 by Captain James Hughes Callahan, Eli Clemens Hinds, and their families. The pioneers built homes along the Blanco River and, in 1854, formed the Pittsburg Land Company with General John D. Pitts and others. When Blanco County was formed in 1858, about 120 acres of land left to the Land Company in Captain Callahan’s will was used to establish the city of Blanco for the county’s seat. The historic courthouse on the town square, the third courthouse b ... Read More