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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Medina County, Texas
Adjacent to Medina County, Texas
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| 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, 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 years. . . . — — 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 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 a . . . — — Map (db m130395) 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 |
| 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 quarried . . . — — Map (db m130396) 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 split . . . — — Map (db m130394) 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 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 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 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 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 m158295) 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 17th Street at Avenue M (State Highway 462), on the left when traveling east on 17th Street. |
| | Spanish explorers passed this way several times in the centuries preceding Anglo settlement of the area. The original village that would become Hondo was situated on "El Arroyo Hondo," named by the Spanish.
Permanent settlers to the area began . . . — — Map (db m5779) HM |
| On 16th Street at Avenue K, on the right when traveling west on 16th Street. |
| | Early Methodist settlers in this area worshipped under a live oak tree on the banks of the Hondo Creek. The Methodists organized as a church in 1857 and held services in a log hut. A church/Masonic lodge was built on ten acres of land given to the . . . — — Map (db m130152) HM |
| On CR 4526 1 mile south of FM 2676, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1859, a decade after Medina County was created, Freemasons and others in the New Fountain Settlement built a 2-story stone church-lodge hall at this site. Hondo Valley Lodge No. 252, A.F. & A.M., was chartered in 1860. The Masonic Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m155385) HM |
| On Avenue E (Farm to Market Road 462) at 23rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Avenue E. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m130154) HM |
| On 16th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Medina County was organized in 1848 with Castroville as the county seat. In 1892, as the result of an election, the seat of county administration was relocated to Hondo City (now Hondo). The Commissioners Court immediately ordered a courthouse to be . . . — — Map (db m5777) HM |
| On 18th Street at Avenue X on 18th Street. |
| | The first rail line reached this area in 1881 and town lots were sold that year for Hondo City. The line was built by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway. It connected with the Southern Pacific System building east from . . . — — Map (db m155609) HM |
| On 16th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This tree planted on April 15, 2004 was grown from an acorn harvested from the live oak tree located on the site of Stephen F. Austin's death near present-day West Columbia, Texas. Under that large tree, a Texas Historical Monument marks the place . . . — — Map (db m5778) HM |
| On State Highway 173 0.8 miles north of County Route 441, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Located on the banks of Verde Creek (Arroyo Verde), Vandenburg, founded in 1846, was one of the colonies established by Empresario Henri Castro. Immigrants settled nearby and began farming. They dug a trench eight feet wide by six feet deep to . . . — — Map (db m79257) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2676 (Farm to Market Road 2676) at County Highway 4520, on the right when traveling west on Farm to Market Road 2676. |
| | The Rev. Christian Oefinger, serving as pastor of the Castroville Lutheran Church, led in founding this congregation in March 1852. The first church building was dedicated in 1854, coincidental with a synod convention held in Castroville. . . . — — Map (db m155705) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2676 at County Highway 4520, on the right when traveling west on Highway 2676. |
| | Sometime in the latter part of 1912, the original stone sanctuary of the congregation was struck by lightening during a storm and damaged. At a congregational meeting in January of 1913, members voted to postpone any repairs to the building. On . . . — — Map (db m155851) HM |
| On County Road 4519 (Farm to Market Road 2676) at County Highway 4519, on the right when traveling west on County Road 4519. |
| | In 1842, there were two major invasions of Texas by Mexican troops. Active Brigade General Adrian Woll was ordered to lead the second of the two expeditions into Texas in order to capture San Antonio. Woll ordered Brevet Col. Jose Maria Carrasco . . . — — Map (db m155707) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2676 (Farm to Market Road 2676) 0.1 miles east of County Highway 451, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This region, known as Soldaten Kemp (soldiers' camp) for its history as a rendezvous point for frontier military patrols, freighters and others on the San Antonio Road, was home to many German immigrants by the mid-19th century. The Rev. . . . — — Map (db m155699) HM |
| On County Road 4517 at County Road 4520, on the left when traveling south on County Road 4517. |
| | Surveyed in October, 1844
by
Henri Castro
1781---1861
Distinguished pioneer and colonizer
of Texas
Established in March, 1845 by ten
families in charge of Louis Huth,
agent for Castro
Many settlers were killed by . . . — — Map (db m64185) HM |
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