| In the 1800's numerous Indian tribes found that | | | | lands is a wonder to behold! Sparkling swimming |
| the land where The Avery Ranch clubhouse now | | | | pools, lakes, a gorgeous 18 hole golf course, a |
| sits was a great place to settle, hunt or even | | | | magnificent Club house, tennis courts and beautiful |
| stage raids on the white settlers that were | | | | awarding winning homes. |
| beginning to move into Central Texas in larger and | | | | Avery Ranch is a true Master Planned community! |
| larger numbers. Most years ample water was | | | | 1800 acres, 4,000 beautiful homes, 2 elementary |
| available from Brushy Creek and even in the | | | | schools, 8.5 miles of hike and bike trails and the 18 |
| years of drought the Colorado River was close | | | | hole public golf course boarders on a 60 acre lake. |
| enough that fetching water from this source | | | | The city of Cedar Park is building a 140 acre |
| wasn't a sever burden. Food was abundant. White | | | | community park immediately adjacent to Avery |
| tail deer, Javalinas, Probably some bears and the | | | | Ranch and local businesses, such as restaurants |
| increasing number of settlers supplied their share | | | | and up scale shopping is filling up the area outside |
| of meat to supplement the Indians diet. | | | | the main entrance. If you are looking for the best |
| As the settlements became stronger the Indians | | | | place to raise your family in the Austin area and |
| were force to retreat further and further west | | | | want to be part of a friendly and thriving |
| but the remoteness of the white settlements, | | | | community you owe it to yourself and your |
| such as Round Rock gave birth to a criminal | | | | family to check out Avery Ranch. It's a place you |
| element that added to Texas being know is "The | | | | will want to call home for a long time. Be sure you |
| Wild West". The most notorious of the criminals | | | | understand what taxing authorities your |
| famous around this area was Sam Bass. It's not | | | | prospective home may fall under. Avery Ranch |
| know for sure where Sam spent most of his | | | | falls in two different school districts and |
| time away from Round Rock but it takes little | | | | municipalities. So check with your real estate |
| imagination to see Sam and his buddies camping | | | | agent and taxing authority to make sure you |
| out along the banks of Brushy Creek or heading | | | | know here you home sits. You can also check out |
| down to the Colorado River for a quiet swim in | | | | the Round Rock and Leander school district web |
| the river while they planned their next "caper". | | | | sites to determine what school districts you would |
| Poor ol' Sam Bass is long dead now and the | | | | reside in. Anyway you slice it you will be relatively |
| roving bands of Indians only exist in the history | | | | close to many types of restaurants and a great |
| books but what has taken their place on these | | | | deal of shopping. |