Historical Landmark Tree

President LBJ's Family Settlement in Johnson City Texas When selecting a site for a pioneer home and farm or ranch, a suitable location usually meant looking for and also finding a big nice Indian marker tree to become your front or back yard.

This is what the Johnson Family did when moving to Texas to set up a cattle business. To find a location like this one usually meant several things: a family would be located on a game trail so food for hunting would be present, the large tree would prove that there would be a good water ground source close by to dig a productive well, and the family would be on a highly traveled highway where others would be passing by soon for some company and it would be easy to travel to the nearest town for provisions when needed. All of these thigs happened for the Johnson family and it is a classic example of choosing a prime pioneer location.