Real County
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Located on the Edwards Plateau, Real County is in an area of rolling terrain broken by the canyons of the Frio River. Because of raids by Comanche, Apache, and Lipan Apache Indians, white settlement was hindered until after 1881. Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish in 1762 near present Camp Wood.
The county was created on April 3, 1913, from Edwards, Kerr, and Bandera counties. Organized on July 26, 1913, it was named in honor of Julius Real (1860-1944), a prominent businessman and state senator, 1909-1914 and 1924-1928. Leakey, the county seat, was established by John Leakey (1824-1900), a pioneer settler in the region.
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Catherine Mc Lauren
Leakey, TX
A victim of the last Indian raid in Frio Canyon, April 19, 1881.
John Leakey
Leakey, TX
Tennessee native John Leakey (1824-1900) came to Texas in 1847, settling for a time in Henderson County where he was a brickmason and...
Private Frank Marshall, C.S.A.
Buried here, 3/10 mi. from Camp Wood.
Site of Mc Laurin Massacre
Leakey, TX
Site Of McLaurin Massacre (Last Indian Raid in Frio Canyon) On April 19, 1881, Catherine "Kate" Ringer McLaurin (sometimes McLauren) was...
Real County Courthouse
Leakey, TX
Leakey was the county seat of Edwards County from 1883 to 1891 when a vote moved the seat to Rocksprings.