Historical Marker
Seiders Oaks
Historical marker location:
Austin, Texas
( Shoal Creek Trail, west of Seton Hospital, near W. 38th Street and Shoal Creek Blvd. -- Seider Springs Park, west side of low water crossing)
Marker installed: 1967
Site of 1839 home and 1842 massacre of Gideon White. A daughter, Louisa, wed (1846) Edward Seiders, for whom oaks are named. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.
In the late 19th century, Texas became known for its cattle drives, in which cowboys would move herds of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas and other northern states. The cattle drives were dangerous and difficult work, but they played a key role in the development of the American cattle industry.