[4] In 1756 a presidio was established by Don Pedro de Terreros with the assistance of elements of the Spanish Army, at the confluence of Lucy Creek and Arroya Cavalto.

The effort was abandoned not long after, but the site remained as a base of operations by Thomas Isaac Cox, a member of Terreros' original expedition, for the purpose of obtaining hundreds of Texas mustangs for use by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

[5] In 1853 Moses Hughes and his invalid wife, Hannah (Berry), became the first permanent settlers, seeking to take advantage of the medicinal springs.

[7] In 1855 Elizabeth and George W. Scott laid out the town of Burleson, named for her father.

[9] Henry A. Chadwick and son Milam built a sawmill, flour mill and cotton gin in 1874.

[10] In 1875 the Farmers' Alliance was born in Lampasas in reaction against the cattle rustling and illegal land dealings prevalent in the county.

[12] In 1882 The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its line west from Belton to Lampasas.

[3] During World War II in 1942, Fort Hood opened as a military training base.

Hancock Park in Lampasas was temporarily turned over to the troops as a recreational area.