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Margaret Chambers House

  • 502 Elm St
  • Bastrop, TX 78602
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This Greek Revival residence still has indoor shutters with holes intended for rifles should the need arise. Margaret was first married to famous scalping survivor Josiah Wilbarger. She later wed Colonel Thomas Chambers, a veteran of the Texas Revolution. Bastrop's first Mayor, Bartholomew Manlove, once owned the property.
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