Part of the history and lore of Round Rock involves the Chisholm Trail. This popular trading trail was often used for the transportation of cattle from the grazing lands in the Southwest to the markets in the Midwest in the 1800s.
View of old Round Rock circa 1890 (view from the top of the Round Rock Institute, which was built in 1883 and burned down in 1913; the railroad bridge on the far left was washed out in 1900). Photo: Martin Parker.