On SH 159 (State Highway 159) at Hofheinz Road, on the left when traveling west on SH 159.
In Jan. 1831 Charles Fordtran, a German of Huguenot descent, joined the colony of Stephen F. Austin. His first work was to survey land for Austin's partner, Samuel May Williams. He was given a league (4,428.4 acres) as his fee. Soon he brought in . . . — — Map (db m146168) HM
On State Highway 159 at Hofheinz Road, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 159.
Fisches Park is part of the original land granted to Frederich Ernst, known as "The Father of German Immigration to Texas." Industry is the oldest permanent German settlement in Texas and was settled by J.F. Fisches, who came to Texas from . . . — — Map (db m176188) HM
On Schroeder Road, 0.2 miles Ernst Parkway (Farm to Market Road 109), on the right when traveling west.
Christian Friedrich Ernst (Dirks) was born in Germany in 1796. Friedrich Ernst was inducted into the German Army in 1814 and served for five years. He married Louise Gesine Auguste Weber in 1819. They became the parents of Caroline, John . . . — — Map (db m165425) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1457 at Krebs Road, on the right when traveling east on Road 1457.
Nicholaus Henniger (1794-1853) came to Texas from Germany in 1847 with his wife Fredericke and children Christian, Hermann, August, Caroline and Pauline. On his farm he built a log house, kept peace with passing Indians, and prospered as a . . . — — Map (db m96289) HM
On Schroeder Road, 0.2 miles west of Ernst Parkway (Farm to Market Road 109), on the left when traveling west.
Founded by Friedrich Ernst • Born at Varel, Oldenburg, Germany • Immigrated to America, 1829 and to Texas in 1831 • Died here in 1858 • The Town was laid out in 1838 — — Map (db m165426) HM
Near Main Street, 0.1 miles north of Fordtran Boulevard (State Highway 159), on the right when traveling west.
The Industry Brethren Church is the third oldest congregation of the Unity of the Brethren located in the German settlement of Industry. Periodic worship services were conducted in Industry beginning in 1860. The Rev. Josef Opocensky was the first . . . — — Map (db m176210) HM
On Main Street at Schramm Lane, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
German settlers Friedrich Ernst and Charles Fordtran founded Industry, Texas in 1831. The settlement was part of the Stephen F. Austin Colonial Land Grant and was the first permanent German settlement in Texas. Although cigar making dominated the . . . — — Map (db m176171) HM
On Pilgrim Rest Lane, 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Organized 1847 by the Rev. Henry Bauer, missionary to the German settlers. In 1867, this building was erected under the leadership of the pastor, the Rev. Karl Biel. This was an era of financial difficulty, and the funds were raised only by very . . . — — Map (db m176223) HM
Near Pilgrim Rest Lane, 0.3 miles north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
Soon after Friedrich Ernst and Charles Fordtran came to the area at the western side of Stephen F. Austin's grant in 1831, now Austin County, the town of Industry became the first permanent German settlement in Texas. Following the Gotier Trace, . . . — — Map (db m176225) HM
On Schroeder Road, 0.2 miles west of Ernst Parkway (Farm to Market Road 109), on the left when traveling west.
During Mexican rule of Texas, a post office was established in May of 1830 at San Felipe, the center of Stephen F. Austin's Texas colony. On the Gotier Trace, a road connecting San Felipe to what would become the town of Bastrop, the German family . . . — — Map (db m165423) HM
On Fordtran Boulevard (State Highway 159) at Ernst Parkway (Farm to Market Road 109), on the right when traveling west on Fordtran Boulevard.
On February 11, 1911, a group of local citizens took the first steps in forming a bank to be called First Guaranty State Bank of Industry. Dr. B.E. Knolle served as the bank's first president and E. Lindemann served as first vice president. By . . . — — Map (db m176172) HM
On Pilgrims Rest Lane, 0.3 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
This burial ground has served Industry, the oldest permanent German settlement in Texas, since the mid-1800s. Property for a cemetery was deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1854. During the 1860s, the church split into the Methodist . . . — — Map (db m201959) HM
On Schroeder Road, 0.2 miles west of Ernst Parkway (Farm to Market Road 109), on the left when traveling west.
A native of Oldenburg, Germany, John Friedrich Ernst (1820-1863) emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine. In 1831, they traveled from New York City to Texas, finally arriving in what is now the town of Industry. The . . . — — Map (db m165424) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles west of Fordtran Boulevard (State Highway 159), on the left when traveling west.
This house dates to 1870, when Jacob Ott (1848-1932) began construction on a home with his carpenter neighbor, August Gruensendorf. The bottom story of the two-level structure was used for his baking business and the upper story was Ott's . . . — — Map (db m176213) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles west of Fordtran Boulevard (State Highway 159), on the left when traveling west.
The history of the Lindemann store dates to 1884, when Edward Lindemann (1859-1931) and Franz Getschmann opened a general store in the German community of Industry. By 1889, the business had prospered so well that Lindemann bought his partner's . . . — — Map (db m176212) HM