Friday, April 18, 2008

William Walsh • Round Rock White Lime Founder

From Impact News April 3, 2008...

William Walsh, who died a century ago, founded Round Rock White Lime Company in 1896. It became the largest lime company in Texas, shipping limestone all over the world. One of the best known quarries he operated was at the present-day location of Deep Wood Elementary School at the corner of Deep Wood Drive and Saint Williams Avenue.

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