| This generation of Americans is a very mobile one, | | | | majority of the mercantile business there as well as |
| moving locations often, typically in search of a new | | | | other things like retail, banking, ranching, and |
| job, a job change or simply in search of an area that | | | | marketing businesses. His elaborate home that was |
| will suit their tastes better. Because of that, it is | | | | built in a Roman style is now the place of the Hill |
| always helpful to offer some of those people | | | | Country Museum in downtown Kerrville. The Civil war |
| considering moving to a new town some information | | | | slowed the progress of the town a bit but then |
| about different towns such as a small one in Texas | | | | continued to thrive after it was over. |
| called Kerrville. This article will describe some | | | | Kerrville today is known for various things including |
| interesting information about this town from locals | | | | the beautiful parks that line the river and has many |
| who work there such as a Kerrville criminal attorney | | | | various youth summer camps in this pretty location. |
| or a Kerrville criminal lawyer. It will also look into the | | | | Many hunters like to go there and use the different |
| history and how the town was founded originally. | | | | hunting ranches in the area too. Each year, it is also |
| Kerrville is nestled in the Texas Hills country near the | | | | the location for the official state of Texas arts and |
| Guadalupe River and was originally founded by a man | | | | crafts fair where artists and crafters come from all |
| named Joshua Brown who settled there in the 1840's | | | | over to showcase and sell their things. It also has |
| to start a shingle making camp. He brought several | | | | many entertainers come in for this huge fair that |
| other families with him on his excursion to find the | | | | lasts several days long. Another annual event that |
| perfect place to settle down in. It was originally | | | | takes place in Kerrville is the Kerrville Folk Festival |
| referred to as Brownsborough after him but later | | | | that is during the summer. Folk musicians from all |
| changed its title when his friend, James Kerr who | | | | over the country go there to play their music and |
| was a major in the Texas revolution also decided to | | | | put on concerts. |
| settle there. Thus, that is how the name Kerrville | | | | Kerrville is considered a smaller town of 20,000 |
| came about, after James Kerr. This name change | | | | residents that are mostly middle class income who |
| was formally done in 1856. | | | | enjoy the quiet life of living in the hill country of |
| A German miller built a large saw mill and large grist | | | | Texas. Another great thing in the town is the |
| that helped to power a lot of the area as well as a | | | | Museum of Western Art that features artwork by |
| way of protecting the city from flooding of the river. | | | | present and living artists depicting the American West |
| Charles Schreiner also came to the area and ended | | | | themes. |
| up being the biggest businessman in town owning the | | | | |