Cat Spring in Austin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Town of Cat Springs
Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2022
1. Town of Cat Springs Marker
A Pioneer German Settlement. Founded in 1832 by members of the Amsler, Kleberg and Von Roeder families
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 759.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 29° 51.862′ N, 96° 19.346′ W. Marker is in Cat Spring, Texas, in Austin County. It can be reached from the intersection of Hall Road and Farm to Market Road 1094. The marker is located at the front entrance to the Cat Spring Agricultural Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13035 Hall Road, Cat Spring TX 78933, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elemelech Swearingen (approx. 3.2 miles away); Millheim Harmonie Verein (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cumings Family Vault (approx. 6.3 miles away); Bellville Concordia (approx. 6½ miles away); L.A. and Adelheid Machemehl House (approx. 6.8 miles away); Early History of Bellville Methodist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Harigel House (approx. 7 miles away); Michael Robert Pilley (approx. 7 miles away).
Also see . . . Cat Spring, Texas. Wikipedia
Cat Spring was founded by immigrants from Oldenburg and Westphalia that was led by Ludwig Anton Siegmund(Submitted on July 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)von Roeder and Robert J. Kleberg in 1834, in which many of them were attracted to the area and the state by letters sent from Friedrich Ernst after he bought a plot of land in the Mill Creek Valley in 1831 and named for a nearby spring near the San Bernard River where a puma was killed by one of the German immigrants. The first Protestant church was organized in the community sometime between 1840-and 1844 by Louis C. Ervendberg. The community was the location of Texas' first agricultural society (Cat Spring Agricultural Society) in 1856.
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Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2022
2. Town of Cat Springs Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2022
3. The Cat Spring Agricultural Society building
Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2022
4. The view of the Town of Cat Springs Marker and Cat Spring Agricultural Society building
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,141 times since then and 130 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
