On Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive.
Daniel E. Weltzien, pilot and hometown son, dreamed of a
flying community, one where every family would have a plane
in their garage for work or play. In June 1965, the
Williams Farm on Acme Hill became a runway with taxiways
to every home. . . . — — Map (db m132160) HM
On Greenwich Rd (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive, on the right when traveling west.
June 1965. Daniel Weltzien, the founder, developer, purchased the property known as “William’s Black Angus Farm.” Using all his entrepreneurial skills, he bartered his dream of a family airport. The main building of this airport was . . . — — Map (db m132415) HM
On Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In tribute to the Veterans, members and friends of Sky Park who have served their country and community. We will remember.
Alan Trent •
Albert C Riddle •
Alexander Bettinger •
Allan J Robinson •
Allan S Neilson Jr. •
Allen B . . . — — Map (db m132424) WM
On Pearl Road (U.S. 42) at Center Road (Ohio Route 303), on the right when traveling north on Pearl Road.
The Rev. Jacob Ward founded the Brunswick Methodist Episcopal
Church in April 1817 with 13 members: Rhoda Stow, John and Lucy
Stearns, John and Hannah Hulet, Samuel and Sarah Tillotson, Thomas
and Phoebe Stearns, Solomon and Polly Harvey, Lydia . . . — — Map (db m136816) HM
On Laurel Road west of Pearl Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west.
Heritage Farm is a typical mid-19th century
farm of the Ohio Western Reserve and has been
restored and preserved. The original parcel of
land consisted of 325 acres, which was purchased
by David Berdan in 1818. The farmstead has been
home to . . . — — Map (db m136814) HM
On Laurel Road west of Pearl Road (Ohio Route 42), on the right when traveling west.
This dwelling was an Underground Railroad station operated by Hiram B. Miller for many years. Here he hid hundreds of runaway slaves. He shipped them to Canada in drygoods boxes where they would be free. This caused persecution and the nickname of . . . — — Map (db m136815) HM
On Avon Lake Road (Ohio Route 83) at Chatham Road (Ohio Route 162) on Avon Lake Road.
Side 1
Captains
R. B. Smith died of disease Aug. 3, 1865 • A. J. Dyer
Lieutenants
L. A. Lewis • A. A. Philbrick
Sergeants
J. M. Beach • F. R. Mantz • M. A. Rice Lieut. 9th 0. V. C. • Cyrus Pickard • . . . — — Map (db m247553) WM
On Avon Lake Road (Ohio Route 83) at Chatham Road (Ohio Route 162), on the left when traveling south on Avon Lake Road.
Side 1
Captains
R. B. Smith died of disease Aug. 3, 1865 • A. J. Dyer
Lieutenants
L. A. Lewis • A. A. Philbrick
Sergeants
J. M. Beach • F. R. Mantz • M. A. Rice Lieut. 9th 0. V. C. • Cyrus Pickard • . . . — — Map (db m247555) WM
On Ridge Road (Ohio Route 94) just south of Center Road (Ohio Route 303), on the right when traveling south.
Judge Samuel Hinckley. As a member of the Connecticut Land Company, Judge Samuel Hinckley of North Hampton, Massachusetts purchased township 4N Range 13W of the Western Reserve in 1795 for a sum equivalent to 23 cents an acre. The township . . . — — Map (db m137188) HM
On Spencer Road (Ohio Route 301), on the right when traveling south.
Manufactured by the Galion Iron Works Company
Galion, OH
This grader was originally purchased
by Homer Township on June 14, 1913.
Original purchase price, $200.00
Refurbished by the
Homervilie Community Center Committee 2008
Donated . . . — — Map (db m166287) HM
On Norwalk Road (Ohio Route 18) at Avon Lake Road (Ohio Route 83), in the median on Norwalk Road.
Around 1900,
the newly formed Litchfield Cemetery and Park
Association needed a band to lead processions to and from the
town cemetery on Memorial Day.
The Litchfield Town Band was
born. Urial Crow served as its first director, so the group . . . — — Map (db m136758) HM
On North Court Street (U.S. 42) just north of Public Square (Ohio Route 3/18), on the right when traveling north.
On this corner from 1830 to 1954 stood the American House Hotel.
From 1830 on, the American House Hotel was a well-known and popular stop along the Cleveland-Columbus Road. Visitors could find a comfortable room on the second, or, eventually . . . — — Map (db m177012) HM
On Public Square (Ohio Route 3/18/57) just west of South Broadway Street (Ohio Route 57), on the right when traveling east.
The only wood frame building on the Square today, this building survived the 1848 and 1870 fires. Over the years it served as the 1850's law offices of Canfield and Kimball, a mercantile shop, the dental office of Dr. Nichols and the Smucker's . . . — — Map (db m177034) HM
On W. Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building is named in recognition of the achievements of
Donald J Pease-teacher, journalist and public servant who represented
this district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993.
An Ohio University graduate and Fulbright . . . — — Map (db m202365) HM
On Lafayette Road (U.S. 42) west of Lake Road, on the left when traveling west.
In 1927 Henry Abell, a master plumber,
purchased a 100-acre dairy farm. When the
Great Depression struck the nation two years
later, Abell could find little work as a plumber
and decided to develop his dairy farm. In 1934,
he and his family . . . — — Map (db m134856) HM
On East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 3) at Public Square (North Broadway Street) (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west on East Liberty Street.
In February 1819, seven individuals met in Isaac Barnes’ home to form
a Congregational Church and entered into covenant. Reverend
William Hanford of the Connecticut Missionary Society provided
guidance and charged the new congregation to . . . — — Map (db m151352) HM
On Old Weymouth Road (County Road 32) at Church Road (County Road 267), on the right when traveling west on Old Weymouth Road.
On January 19, 1835, Reverent Steven Barnes led sixteen men and women to establish the Weymouth Congregational Church at the home of Lathrop Seymour. From its beginnings, the congregation opposed slavery. In 1848, it adopted resolutions condemning . . . — — Map (db m205788) HM
On S. Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
where as a manufacturing jeweler
A. I. Root saw the swarm of bees that
started his interest in beekeeping. The
first bee supplies were manufactured and
the early issues of his magazine, Gleanings
in Bee Culture, were printed by windmill
power . . . — — Map (db m202370) HM
On Public Square just south of East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 3/18), on the right when traveling north.
Medina County Courthouse, built in 1841, was originally a Greek Revival structure. In 1873 it was enveloped by a French Second Empire facade. This plaque is on the last exposed exterior wall of the original building. — — Map (db m177210) HM
On Public Square, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of their supreme sacrifice we honor those who gave their lives for God, principal, and love of country
Inspired by Paul O. Harmon Jr. Killed in Vietnam May 31, 1968 Erected by American Legion Post 202 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post . . . — — Map (db m202371) WM
On Public Square (Ohio Route 3/18/57) just east of South Court Street (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling east.
Constructed after the village suffered three major fires, this building served as the community's only fire house until the 1990's. It also served as the home of village government and the police department. Renovated in 1968, it was the first . . . — — Map (db m177032) HM
On East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 18/57) just west of South Court Street (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling east.
Completed in the early 1820's, this Federal style structure, the only one on the Square, was the first public building constructed in Medina. The brick county courthouse and jail survived the fires of 1848 and 1870. The original foundation stones . . . — — Map (db m177214) HM
On Public Square (Ohio Route 18) at South Court Street (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling east on Public Square.
Built by the honorable H.G. Blake after the Great Fire of 1870, it was one of the grandest buildings on the Square, and included a ballroom and theater on the third floor. It was the home of the Old Phoenix National Bank for over a century. — — Map (db m177029) HM
On East Washington Street (Ohio Route 3/18/57) at South Broadway Street, on the left when traveling east on East Washington Street.
This two acre park was donated to Medina County by Elijah Boardman in 1817. The trees were cleared by Austin Badger in 1819. Since 1975, the Park and the surrounding Court House Square area have been listed on the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m177208) HM
On East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 3) east of South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.
On March 11, 1817, Rev. Roger Searle of Connecticut met with a
group of settlers at the home of Zenas Hamilton in Medina Township
and founded St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. On April 10, 1817, the
congregants cleared land near Weymouth and built a . . . — — Map (db m134853) HM
On South Spring Grove Street just south of Weymouth Road (Ohio Route 3), on the right when traveling north.
Spring Grove
circa 1883
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m177473) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) 0.1 miles south of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Cleveland Southwestern Electric Railway known as the Interurban, began along today's Rapid Transit route from Cleveland to Berea in 1895, reached Medina in 1897 and extended to Columbus by 1907.
This Interurban Station was located . . . — — Map (db m177472) HM
On Public Square just north of East Washington Street (Ohio Route 3/18), on the right when traveling north.
Originally constructed as a two-story brick and limestone building in the Greek Revival style, and 1873 Second Empire style addition added wings on either side, a two-story front portico, the slate mansard roof with clock tower, and other decorative . . . — — Map (db m177209) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just south of Grant Street, on the left when traveling south.
This house was built by Frederick Beck, the Medina Tax Assessor. His son William Beck owned Beck Hardware in Medina for 50 years. the wood floors were refurbished from the original St. Peter's Cathedral in Cleveland. A marble fireplace graces the . . . — — Map (db m177476) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just north of South Street, on the left when traveling south.
Original features include the wooden interior shutters, original faux marble fireplace, and all original interior doors and woodwork. Hayden was a Civil War veteran and returned to Medina to become an attorney and eventually a judge. Helen . . . — — Map (db m177477) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just south of Westpark Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Architect Harold Cassidy designed a home reminiscent of one Bennett had seen while traveling New England. Features include a library of solid cherry paneling with customer cabinetry.
Bennett was the founder of Bennett Lumber Company in town . . . — — Map (db m177480) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just south of South Street, on the left when traveling south.
The house survived an arson attempt in 1905 and another fire in 1923. Andrew lost an arm serving with Garfield's Regiment in the Civil War. He was President of Old Phoenix Bank, County Treasurer, Clerk of Courts and Mayor of Medina. The Malloy . . . — — Map (db m177478) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just north of Ivy Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south.
A derivative of the Gothic Revival style, this home was built by J.W. Martin for O.C. Shepard, the local feed store and mill owner. The home shows decorative work in the gables and an emphasis on surface textures created by placement of wood siding . . . — — Map (db m177474) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just south of Grant Street, on the right when traveling south.
Orlin Oatman, a prominent Medina businessman, partnered with his father and brothers in a meat market and Oatman Brothers Hardware. The Oatman's work and civic engagement evidences love and pride for Medina. Family was deeply important to them; they . . . — — Map (db m177475) HM
On South Court Street (Ohio Route 3) just south of South Street, on the right when traveling south.
Originally part of a ten-acre farm, the house has a beautifully sculptured fireplace chimney with terra cotta floral inlay gracing the front bay. Parker was a millwright, stonesman, bridge builder and Civil War veteran. He established the Medina . . . — — Map (db m177479) HM
On East Washington Street (Ohio Route 18) just east of Alber Drive, on the right when traveling east.
This structure was built in 1942 and placed in Medina Square, where it was used as a location for the sale of war bonds during Word War II.
At the end of the war it was moved to city storage, then transferred to the property of Dr. Frederick . . . — — Map (db m177002) HM
On Remsen Road (County Route 37) at Myers Road (Local Route 202), on the right when traveling east on Remsen Road.
Built with the funds and labor of residents of Weymouth, this
structure was home to the Weymouth School from 1925 to 1956. It
was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Cleveland architect
Paul T. Cahill (1888-1954). Two classrooms . . . — — Map (db m134850) HM
On W. Main St at Pleasant St, on the left when traveling west on W. Main St.
(Front Side)
Seville's most famous residents, Captain Martin Van Buren Bates (1845-1919) and Anna Swan Bates (1848-1889) settled here in 1873. Their notoriety stemmed from their dramatic stature: Martin, a former Confederate soldier from . . . — — Map (db m61959) HM
On Sharon-Copley Road, on the right when traveling north.
This town square and six of the surrounding buildings comprise the Sharon Historic District. Admitted to the National Register of Historic Places Oct. 3, 1980 — — Map (db m202362) HM
On Sharon Copley Road (Route 162) at Ridge Road (Ohio Route 94), on the left when traveling east on Sharon Copley Road.
Honor Roll
erected in appreciation of the services of those from Sharon Center, Ohio who served in the World War
1917-1919
Clair Caskey •
Harley J. Arnold •
Wilber H. Burch •
Carl C. Caskey •
Harry C.Caskey •
Benjamin I. Cole • . . . — — Map (db m202385) WM
On Spencer Road (Ohio Route 301), on the right when traveling south.
In honor of
Lt. Col. Paul Karl
Vietnam POW
2795 Days
Highly decorated
Return with honor
In memory of
William Clark
PFC US Marine
WW2
Killed Saipan
July 10 1944
Purple Heart
In memory of
PFC Howard J. Zimmerman
US Army . . . — — Map (db m246004) WM
On Washington Street east of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.
This tablet is erected to honor the boys who went from Spencer in answer to our country's call for service in the World War.
1917-1919
Wallace Arnholt • John L. Auble • Talmage D. Auble • Orval J. Bennett • Torence Curtice • Clarence Dague . . . — — Map (db m246007) WM
On Center Road (Ohio Route 303) east of Lawn Street and Bull Run Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Seba Bronson Jr. left Columbia Township in early 1810 and followed
the Rocky River to an area one and a half miles north of here.
He built a cabin and planted a crop and thus started what became
known as the village of Hardscrabble in Liverpool . . . — — Map (db m136780) HM
On High Street north of Maple Street, on the right when traveling north.
We honor General Elijah Wadsworth, veteran of the American Revolution and the War of 1812; owner of Tract One, Wadsworth Township. — — Map (db m134020) WM
On High Street (Ohio Route 94) north of Maple Street, on the right.
Johnson House Museum. The Johnson House was built in 1852 and its first
owner was Henry J. Traver (1827-1911), owner of
Traver & Company carriage factory across the street.
From 1877 until 1994 the house was the residence
and office of four . . . — — Map (db m133912) HM
On County Highway 545, 0.7 miles east of County Highway 646, on the right when traveling east.
Located on County Road No. 545, the Biry Bridge spans the Hondo Creek. Constructed out of steel and wood, the bridge is composed of two spans of 180 feet and 100 feet. The bridge was completed on January 15, 1921, by the Alamo Construction Company . . . — — Map (db m202892) HM
On Angelo Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling north on Angelo Street.
In 1842, Empresario Henry Castro brought his first colonists to Texas to settle land west of the Medina River. Most of the immigrants were from the Rhine River area of Europe. Many claimed the province of Alsace, on the border of France and Germany, . . . — — Map (db m79054) HM
On Fiorella Street at Petersburg Street, on the left when traveling north on Fiorella Street.
A native of Hettingen, Prussia, and a Mason by trade, Arcadius Steinle emigrated to the U.S. in 1844 and moved to Castroville the next year. In 1847, he wed Marie Ann Dreyer and began construction of this home, where they reared six children. . . . — — Map (db m193028) HM
On Paris Street, 0.1 miles east of Fiorella Street, on the right when traveling west.
Castroville was founded by Empresario Henri Castro in 1844. By the mid-1840s, immigrants, many from the Alsatian region in Europe, began to settle here. The unique Alsatian culture was recreated in the countryside of Medina County and largely . . . — — Map (db m193017) HM
On Isabelle Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling north on Isabelle Street.
Jean Baptiste Cordier (1804-1881) built this Alsatian pioneer dwelling after migrating to Texas in 1844. The native limestone structure had three downstairs rooms and an attic. Cordier sold the cottage in 1847 to blacksmith Stephan Ahr (1821-1903) . . . — — Map (db m193021) HM
On Jackson Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Street.
Castroville was settled in September 1844 by predominately Catholic immigrants, brought to Texas by Empresario Henry Castro from the Alsace region of France along the Rhine River bordering Germany. It is long established European custom for a . . . — — Map (db m193099) HM
On Fiorella Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling north on Fiorella Street.
This compound reflects a continuum of Castroville's history from before the Civil War. German immigrants Louis and Rosina (Niggli) Dolch built the stone house c. 1860. They stayed only a few years, but retained ownership into the 1880s, when . . . — — Map (db m193025) HM
On Angelo Street at London Street, on the right when traveling north on Angelo Street.
The two original rooms in this house were erected 1847 by Father Claude M. Dubuis from Lyons, France, aided by Father Chazelle (who soon died of typhus). Father Dubuis, the first priest in Castro's colony was captured twice by Comanches 1847, but . . . — — Map (db m193034) HM
On Lisbon Street at Naples Street, on the left when traveling west on Lisbon Street.
Built about 1870 by German artisan who constructed many houses in area. Cypress logs were floated down the Medina River, adzed lengthwise for attic timbers. Has 22-inch walls of limestone quarried nearby, hand-carved stone fireplace, outside . . . — — Map (db m193051) HM
On Fiorella Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erected 1854; first permanent courthouse in Castroville, the first seat (1848-1892) of Medina County. When built, structure was on old road to San Antonio.
This building took place of temporary office space which County Court had used 6 . . . — — Map (db m130157) HM
On Angelo Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling north on Angelo Street.
In 1846, General John Ellis Wool amassed an army of 3,400 troops in San Antonio to invade Chihuahua, Mexico. Departing from Camp Crockett crossing the Medina River and passing through Castroville and Quihi, Wool’s plans changed after receiving . . . — — Map (db m130158) HM
On Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east.
Henri Castro, a native of Bayonne, France, and the descendant of Portuguese nobility, served briefly in Napoleon's French Army. In 1813 he married Marie Amelia Mathias. He later immigrated to the United States and in 1827 became a naturalized U.S. . . . — — Map (db m130159) HM
On Alsace Avenue at Gentilz Street, on the left when traveling east on Alsace Avenue.
Early Castroville colonist and Dutch immigrant Marie Becker Ihnken was buried just north of this site in 1847 by her son, Gerhard. The German born Gerhard married Marie Jeanne Pichot on October 22, 1846. The Pichot family arrived on the first of . . . — — Map (db m193054) HM
On Alsace Avenue at Gentilz Street on Alsace Avenue.
Both the Lipan Apaches and the Payaya are known to have hunted in these hills and fished in the Medina River long before Castroville was settled in 1844. Most were hunters and gatherers, and relatively peaceful. Some were known to trade with the . . . — — Map (db m193083) HM
In 1950, Mr. & Mrs. Hoog purchased these 126.2 acres from the Ihnken Family. In 1968, they sold it to the City of Castroville at a fraction of its worth, with the stipulation that it be turned into a park for everyone to enjoy.
Thanks to a . . . — — Map (db m193064) HM
On U.S. 90 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90.
These limestone structures along the Eagle Pass - San Antonio road at the Medina River ford were once centers of trade, travel, industry, and domestic
life. Alsatian colonist Michel Simon settled here in 1844, followed by Caesar Monod, who built . . . — — Map (db m201908) HM
1766: The Governor of Spain gave a large parcel of land to the Indians of Mission San Jose. It was later conveyed to John McMullen, becoming known as the "McMullen Grant".
1800: The land, including what is now the Castroville Regional . . . — — Map (db m193063) HM
On Angelo Street at Madrid Street, on the right when traveling north on Angelo Street.
Born in Neufreystadt, Baden, Louis Huth Jr. first met Henri Castro in Paris in 1842 and became an important figure in the establishment of Castro's Colony in Texas. Huth's father, Ludwig, provided much of the funding for immigrant supplies and . . . — — Map (db m193024) HM
Medina Lake was constructed in 1912 as an irrigation reservoir. Its 26-mile gravity-flow canal system delivers water to 34,000 acres of farmland via earthen canals. Wooden trestles and flumes, like the one in the photo below, used to carry water . . . — — Map (db m193086) HM
On London Street at US Hwy 90 (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling west on London Street.
Named for the Rev. John Martin Moye, founder (1762) of the Sisters of Divine Providence, religious order that opened school in Castroville in 1868, and built first part of this structure in 1873: first mother house of the order in the United . . . — — Map (db m116588) HM
German native Henry Renken created this cemetery in 1876 upon the death of his wife, Lissette (Kueck) Renken. She was buried on property owned by Gerhard Ihnken that Renken had sold to him in 1874. Renken was an active contributor to the Castroville . . . — — Map (db m193060) HM
On Fiorella Street, on the right when traveling north.
Henri Castro (1786-1861), a naturalized American of French origin, befriended the Republic of Texas and became interested in settling here. In 1842 he was given authority to establish a colony of Europeans in Southwest Texas. He succeeded in . . . — — Map (db m130155) HM
On Angelo Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling south on Angelo Street.
Planned, according to tradition, by the Rev. Peter Richard, pastor who came from Loire, France, 1868. First (1847-51) resident pastor, the Most Rev. Claude Dubuis, returned as Bishop of Texas to lay cornerstone on July 2, 1868.
Locally . . . — — Map (db m130396) HM
On Jackson Street at Paris Street, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Street.
This cemetery has, served the Parish of St. Louis Catholic Church since the founding of Castroville in 1844. The original burial ground is outlined by the stone wall, which was built in 1860. The earliest marked grave is that of Katharina Haldy . . . — — Map (db m193100) HM
On Angelo Street, 0.1 miles north of London Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built by Alsatian settlers of Castro Colony, in Republic of Texas dedicated by the Rt. Rev. John Odin, C.M., first Catholic Bishop of Texas, on Nov. 9, 1846. Claude Dubuis, 1847 pastor, was later a Bishop of Texas. Here in 1868 Sisters of Divine . . . — — Map (db m180014) HM
On Angelo Street at Paris Street, on the left when traveling north on Angelo Street.
Since as early as 1847 residents of Castroville have conducted a community holiday on or about the 25th of August--the Catholic observance of the Feast of St. Louis. Local tradition recalls that early processions escorted clergy from the priests' . . . — — Map (db m79053) HM
On U.S. 90 at Florence Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90.
Constructed in 1849 with local limestone, mortar, and cypress lumber, this building includes elements of Alsatian domestic architecture found in Castroville. The 18-inch-thick walls were originally coated with a whitewashed lime plaster, while . . . — — Map (db m201907) HM
On Fiorella Street, on the right when traveling south.
Many of the German settlers who arrived here in the 1840s were Lutherans who kept their religious traditions by meeting for worship in their homes. The Rev. Christian Oefinger sailed from Bremen, Germany, arriving in Galveston. From there he made . . . — — Map (db m130156) HM
On South Teel Drive (State Highway 132) at West Hondo Avenue (State Highway 173), on the left when traveling north on South Teel Drive.
In Memory of World War I William H. Killough
Herman Rogers
James Vance
World War II
Jesus F. Acosta
Frank W. Balmos
Horrel E. Baker
Monroe W. Harriell
Walter Les Henry
Edward V. Jaramillo
Margarito Monreal . . . — — Map (db m193104) WM
On County Highway 660 at County Highway 761, on the right when traveling north on County Highway 660.
Black Creek Missionary Baptist Church was organized the first Sunday of March 1877 by Rev. L.S. Cox around a log fire at brother Hukill's ranch, east of Black Creek. The church has continuously served the Devine area for 130 years and was . . . — — Map (db m193721) HM
On State Highway 173, on the right when traveling north.
Within one mile of this site was the famed camping place Charco de la Pita. It was located along the Old Pita Road, the first road in Texas. The Pita Road extended from
the San Juan Bautista mission, some 25 miles down the Rio Grande from present . . . — — Map (db m130397) HM
On Colonial Parkway at North Teel Drive, on the left when traveling east on Colonial Parkway.
Although a fire destroyed the earliest written records of this burial ground, it is known that the first graves are those of Elisha Whitley and Henry McCray who were killed by hostile Indians in 1872. Another early grave is that of Isaac Galbreath . . . — — Map (db m162659) HM
On North Windy Knoll Drive at West Moore Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Windy Knoll Drive.
Chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas on Dec. 12, 1884, this Masonic body first met on the second floor of Josh Herring's store at Commercial Dr. and Herring Ave. John Redus, who was instrumental in the formation of the lodge, served as the first . . . — — Map (db m162658) HM
On West Hondo Avenue (State Highway 173) at North Washington Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Hondo Avenue.
This congregation, founded in 1882 by the Rev. D. Johnson, the Rev. C.B. Hukill, and 35 charter members, was the first church organized in Devine. The congregation met under a prominent oak tree in town and in a local school building before . . . — — Map (db m162657) HM
On North Teel Drive (Farm to Market Road 132) at East Hondo Avenue (Farm to Market Road 173), on the right when traveling north on North Teel Drive.
Born in Nova Scotia. Came to Texas in 1843. Became District Judge, 1851. On the powerful Public Safety Committee of the Texas Secession Convention, 1861. Named with Samuel A. Maverick and Philip N. Luckett to take possession of the federal . . . — — Map (db m162655) HM
On South Teel Drive (State Highway 132) at West Hondo Avenue (State Highway 173), on the left when traveling north on South Teel Drive.
From 1844 until 1877, warfare raged between settler and Indian in what we now know as Medina County in that 33 year span, many settlers and Indians lost their lives. At the foot of this marker is the original headstone of the last settler killed by . . . — — Map (db m193107) HM
On County Highway 773 at State Highway 173, on the right when traveling south on County Highway 773.
Moore Family Cemetery One half mile northeast is the Moore family cemetery. Daniel Boone Moore, father of famed Indian fighter, Lon Moore, and cousin to Daniel Boone, is buried there. Moore settled on Hondo Creek in 1852.
Rock . . . — — Map (db m162714) HM
On State Highway 173, on the right when traveling north.
By 1531 Spain ruled present Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, half of South America, and much of the United States. The desire to claim new lands north of the Rio Grande led to continuous Spanish expeditions through present Texas during the . . . — — Map (db m130162) HM
On East Herring Street at South Teel Drive (Farm to Market Road 132), on the left when traveling east on East Herring Street.
Joe Stroud (1877-1966) came here from Bigfoot in 1903, and established a blacksmith shop on this site, continuing in the craft learned from his father. Stroud soon became known throughout the southwest for his branding irons, and had a reputation . . . — — Map (db m162648) HM
On State Highway 173 at County Highway 6644, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 173.
Within a few feet of this marker was the Upper Presido Road. Leading from "The Presidio" (San Juan Bautista Mission 25 miles down the Rio Grande from today's Eagle Pass) to San Antonio and points east, this was the primary route from today's Mexico . . . — — Map (db m193729) HM
On Front Street at Lindsay Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
In 1847, Henri Castro established D'Hanis, his fourth colony, 1.5 miles east of this site. Named for a Castro Company official. Alsatian immigrants endured great hardship to build a community that thrived for over 30 years. In 1881, when the . . . — — Map (db m117851) HM
On Old Eagle Pass Road (County Highway 429) 0.2 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1796, on the right when traveling west.
The D'Hanis Brick and Tile Company was organized 1905, by Louis Carle, Sr., F.J. (Joe) Carle, Charles Wallrath, and Richard Wallrath of D'Hanis, Texas; and Gus Birkner, owner of the L&L Brickyard between Luling and Lockhart, Texas.
The brick . . . — — Map (db m193799) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1796 (Farm to Market Road 1796) 2 miles north of U.S. 90, on the left when traveling north.
When the war with Mexico ended in 1848, the U.S. established a series of forts along the Rio Grande to secure the border. Simultaneously, a "first line of frontier forts" were built from Fort Worth southward through this area to defend settlers . . . — — Map (db m155970) HM
On Sacarosa Avenue (County Road 525) east of Blanco Avenue (State Highway 1796), on the left when traveling east.
J.M. and Mary Ann Koch owned and operated a hotel in D'Hanis beginning in 1898. They purchased the land on this site in July 1902, and built this hotel in 1906. Reportedly constructed by Chinese railroad laborers, it is built of early bricks from . . . — — Map (db m64488) HM
On Ruidnger Lane (County Highway 426) at County Highway 1796, on the right when traveling west on Ruidnger Lane.
Captain Heinrich Joseph Richarz established this cemetery in 1905. A native of Prussia, he and his family arrived in Texas in 1850. After a brief stay in Bexar County, the family moved to Fort Lincoln, residing for a time in quarters once occupied . . . — — Map (db m221512) HM
On County Road 5226 (County Highway 5226) at County Highway 5231, on the left when traveling south on County Road 5226.
Congregation formed in 1847 with founding of D'Hanis Colony by settlers from Alsace, France.
In 1853, when town became a mission parish, limestone church was built, using timber hauled by ox-wagon from Medina River.
Sandstone extension . . . — — Map (db m155966) HM
On County Road 5226 (County Highway 5226) at Highway 5231, on the left when traveling south on County Road 5226.
Established in 1847 by 29 families under the leadership of Theodore Gentilz, representing Henri Castro (1781...1861), distinguished pioneer and colonizer of Texas who introduced the early settlers of Medina County. Named in honor of . . . — — Map (db m155969) HM
On Farm to Market Road 462, 6.5 miles north of U.S. 90, on the right when traveling north.
In 1842 the Mexican Army launched three invasions into Texas to reclaim territory lost during the Texas Revolution. Col. Rafael Vasquez's Army briefly occupied San Antonio in March, and in July Texans fought with Col. Antonio Canales' forces near . . . — — Map (db m81867) HM
On 18th Street at Avenue K, on the left when traveling west on 18th Street.
Store-residence built in D'Hanis about 1878 by John Fohn (1839-91), a native of Prussia. In addition to a general mercantile store, the structure was also the site of D'Hanis elections and a Justice of the Peace Court. In 1897, Rolf Frerichs . . . — — Map (db m162641) HM
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