Luckenbach and Stonewall (LBJ Ranch)

Wednesday our destination was the LBJ State Park. But on the way we stopped at a town located in a wide spot in the road, Luckenbach. It is famous for its reference in a country western song. The slogan for this town is "everybody's somebody".
It consists of a dance hall, general store with post office (that has no stamps, as I tried to buy some) and

restrooms.

Along the highway were just the pots we wanted! But we did not find anyone around to see if they were for sale, and are not thieves, so there they sit!

To tour the LBJ State Park, you are given a CD with information on points of interest along the road.
The first stop is the Sauer-Beckmann Farm that depicts rural life in 1900-1918, an early part of LBJ's life. Located at the edge of the Johnson property across the river, they were neighbors. A daughter of the original family was the midwife at the birth of the president.


We passed the school house where he started school at age 4, as well as his birthplace. This was the site, original one was torn down, but when Johnson purchased the land, he had the house recreated and used it as a guest house.

And the cemetery where he is buried. The tall stone is his, the flowers on the side are where Lady Bird is buried, but there is no
headstone for her yet. This is as close as we could get.

We got to the end of the road and could only tour the hanger (here is a runway long enough to accommodate Air Force I)

which now houses his cars. This is the most famous, an amphibious car

and his office in the house (no inside pictures allowed).

The house was donated to the state on his death in 1972, but Lady Bird had a life estate and lived there until she died in 2007. The state is almost ready to open the living room and dining room and then the rest of the first floor, but the office is the only room open to the public at this time.


So he was born, lived, died and is buried all in the same place!! I can see why!!

We then went into Fredericksburg to have lunch and nose around, getting some great deals on books! A buck apiece!!