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2010-02-10 7:51 PM (change of starting-time of Luci's tour)
The 3rd Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour starts on the air strip of the historic LBJ Ranch on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 9:00 AM. The tour provides routes of 10, 30, 44, and 65 miles on scenic, low-traffic ranch roads in the Texas Hill Country.
As an added feature, Luci Baines Johnson’s Historical Tour of the LBJ Ranch will depart at 2:00 PM (or even a little later, to accomodate the longer-route riders). This narrated tour of the ranch landmarks is a not-to-be-missed event included in the registration price. Listen to Presidential history from someone who lived it!
An exciting new addition to the 2010 LBJ 100 is the use of four historic Gillespie County rural schools as rest stops. What better way to honor Lyndon B. Johnson, the thirty-sixth President of the United States, widely acknowledged as the “Education President”! His progressive education bills and many of his “Great Society” legislation programs were designed in the tranquility of his ranch.
After the ride, enjoy the sites and activities in the Pedernales River Valley. Tour the recently-opened Texas White House on the LBJ Ranch. The Sauer-Beckmann farmstead on the LBJ State Park just across the river portrays farm life in the late 1800’s. In Johnson City, visit the LBJ boyhood home and museum at the LBJ National Historical Park Visitor Center. In Fredericksburg, the many shops, restaurants, the Museum of the Pacific War and Nimitz Gallery are among the diverse attractions.
The tour is sponsored by the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park, the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club, the National Park Service, and the Western National Parks Association. All net proceeds from the tour will go to the betterment of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park.
The Friends of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park work in partnership with the National Park Service to provide educational and interpretive pro-grams, conduct research, and accomplish conservation, planning, and improvement projects for the benefit of LBJ National Historical Park.
Cave Creek School was built in 1881 and consolidated in 1950. Many students rode horses, some rode donkeys or mules or walked barefooted to school during all kinds od weather. Saddles were store in the saddle shed, and the animals stayed in the schoolyard until school was dismissed. For more information, click here.
Rheingold School was built in 1900 - a log cabin teacherage in 1891 - and consolidated in 1949. In addition to the main building each school had outhouses for boys and girls, which were placed at opposite sides of the property. The schoolhouse was heated by large wood-burning cast iron heaters. For more information, click here.
Willow City School was built in 1905 and consolidated in 1961. Some students brought lunch in half-pint jars with their names carved on the lids. At other schools students used lard or molasses buckets with a wire handle, white flour bags, or later even lunch boxes. For more information, click here.
Nebgen School was built in 1936 and consolidated in 1949. It is one of four schools that has a pavilion and stage. It was used for "school closings", a community activity celebrating the end of the school year. For more information, click here.