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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Gillespie County, Texas
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| On Langes Mill Road 0.5 miles east of Ranch to Market Road 783, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Established in 1849 by Doss brothers. Operated 1859-1878 by William F. Lange; 1878-1888 by Julius Lange. Its products were famed throughout the region. One of the last of the old burr mills in Texas; one of few in as perfect a state of preservation. . . . — — Map (db m91745) HM |
| On Ranch to Market Road 648 0.6 miles east of Ranch to Market Road 783, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Ten charter members constituted Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1901, and Elder S.N. Redford served as pastor from 1901 until 1907. Services were held in homes and in the Squaw Creek School until 1911, when members began meeting in the . . . — — Map (db m91743) HM |
| Near Ranch to Market Road 783 at Ranch to Market Road 648, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Organized by German Lutherans in September 1896 under a brush arbor at nearby Lange’s Mill, this church has been part of Gillespie County history for over 100 years. A frame church building erected in 1898 was replaced by this Gothic Revival . . . — — Map (db m91744) HM |
| Near W. Austin Street west of N. Adams Street. |
| | During Fredericksburg’s 150th anniversary, we celebrate the enduring friendship between the Comanche Nation and the people of Gillespie County.
We honor the Comanches who helped to create and preserve this relationship and their descendants . . . — — Map (db m94228) HM |
| On East Austin Street west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Early settlers in Fredericksburg worshiped together in a community church, the Vereins Kirche. On March 27, 1887, the Rev. John Heinzelmann and about 80 families organized a separate congregation known as Die Evangelische Kirche (The . . . — — Map (db m35863) HM |
| On E. Main Street (U.S. 290) at S. Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling east on E. Main Street. |
| | Typical early Fredericksburg home built 1866 by Carl Basse. Property of the Henke family since 1873. Heinrich Henke, early settler, Confederate freighter, had butcher counter on front porch; meat processing was done in back yard; there the horses . . . — — Map (db m94092) HM |
| On Cherry Mountain Loop at Wendel-Ahrens Road, on the left when traveling east on Cherry Mountain Loop. |
| | This complex represents a well preserved grouping of stone and wood buildings. The "Old School", a pioneer-crafted one-room structure built on land donated by Carl Durst, opened in 1883-84 with ten students. Facilities added over the years include . . . — — Map (db m160377) HM |
| Near Ranch to Market Road 2323 0.3 miles south of Schneider-Moellering Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | School classes for the children of German immigrants in the Cherry Spring community were held in homes until 1885, when this limestone schoolhouse was completed on land donated by H. Bratherich. On dedication day, students formed a parade to the new . . . — — Map (db m91632) HM |
| On Cherry Spring Road 0.2 miles west of Wasserfall Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | German Lutherans in the community of Cherry Spring began meeting together for worship in the 1850s. Diedrich Rode (1828-1925), a licensed lay minister, provided space in his home for worship services and Sunday school. Christ Church congregation was . . . — — Map (db m91642) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 290) at South Lee Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | Several black families were residing in Gillespie County by the 1870s. A schoolhouse was built in 1877 on property adjacent to this later church site. Blacks probably met in the school for worship services before this church was completed 10 years . . . — — Map (db m111261) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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The Commanding Officer was the highest ranking officer on this frontier post. As such, his life was a mixture of meager privileges and grave responsibility. The commanding officer was entrusted with the security and defense of the post and, . . . — — Map (db m122976) HM |
| On W. San Antonio Street west of S. Adams Street (Texas Highway 16), on the left when traveling west. |
| | This two-story stone structure served as the fourth jail for Gillespie County, organized in 1848. It was constructed by the firm of C.F. Priess and Bro. in 1885. The ground floor housed a holding area and living quarters for the jailer. The second . . . — — Map (db m94291) HM |
| On Lower Crabapple Road 0.4 miles east of Ranch to Market Road 965, on the right when traveling east. |
| | German immigrants who came to Fredericksburg in the late 1840s and who later settled in this area erected a native limestone school which opened in 1878 with about 40 students. The land was donated by farmer Mathias Schmidt who according to local . . . — — Map (db m91631) HM |
| On Cross Mountain Trail Road 0.1 miles west of North Milam Street (Farm to Market Road 965), on the left when traveling north. |
| | This marl and limestone hill, elevation 1,915 feet, was an Indian signal point, advancing news of the intrusions of white settlers. The hill was first recorded and described by the German geologist, Dr. Ferdinand Roemer in 1847. A timber cross found . . . — — Map (db m71921) HM |
| On Cherry Spring Road 0.3 miles west of Wasserfall Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This group of building was constructed by German native Diedrich Rode (1828-1905). The three-story limestone residence was completed in 1880 and featured a third floor storage area for wool and cotton produced on the land. A Lutheran, Rode served as . . . — — Map (db m91644) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 87/290) west of North Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The original part of this stone structure containing a cellar with a vault ceiling, was built in the early 1850s on property owned by John Schmidtzinsky, a pioneer area settler. Once used as a pharmacy, it housed H. R. Richter's Jewelry store in the . . . — — Map (db m61849) HM |
| Near E. Austin Street at N. Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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Fredericksburg, the county seat of Gillespie County, is steeped in history.
1846
Deriving its name from Prince Frederick of Prussia, this Texas town was founded on May 8, 1846, by 120 German immigrants under the auspices of the . . . — — Map (db m94093) HM |
| On E. Austin Street east of N. Lincoln Street. |
| | Pintado made six war patrols in enemy waters, during which she disposed of five naval vessels and ten merchantmen of the Empire of Japan, sunk or otherwise disabled, totaling 132,900 tons of enemy shipping. During her fifth patrol, she . . . — — Map (db m42424) HM |
| On West Austin Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The original one-story section of this residence was constructed by Felix Van Der Stucken (1833-1912) soon after he purchased the site in 1864. The two-story addition was completed later. A native of Belgium, Van Der Stucken operated a nearby . . . — — Map (db m156241) HM |
| On West San Antonio Street at South Milam Street, on the right when traveling west on West San Antonio Street. |
| | Oldest Methodist church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchior and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; . . . — — Map (db m135089) HM |
| Near W. Austin Street west of N. Adams Street. |
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... was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on October 16, 1858. Anxiety about the Civil War caused the family to return to their native city of Antwerp, Belgium. There young Frank studied music under masters and made his first public debut of his . . . — — Map (db m94229) HM |
| On U.S. 290 0.3 miles west of Livesay Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
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Born in Florida. Graduated from West Point. Fought in Mexican War. On the Texas frontier in the 1850s, commanded Camps Belknap, Cooper and Colorado.
In 1860 and many years afterwards was a partner of J. M. Hunter of Fredericksburg in a . . . — — Map (db m117735) HM |
| On W. Main Street (U.S. 290) at S. Adams Street (Texas Highway 16), on the right when traveling east on W. Main Street. |
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The trails of roving Indians
crossed these hills
Settled by German pioneers
in 1846
A group of Mormons settled
at Zodiac in 1847.
Created February 23, 1848
Organized June 5, 1848
Named for Richard Addison Gillespie
A Texan . . . — — Map (db m94337) HM |
| On W. Main Street (U.S. 290) at S. Adams Street (Texas Highway 16), on the right when traveling east on W. Main Street. |
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“I bore you on eagle wings and brought you unto myself”
Dedicated to all Gillespie County citizens who gave their life in the armed services of our country
World War I
Louis J. Jordan • Henry Koch • Edward H. . . . — — Map (db m94230) WM |
| Near W. Main Street (U.S. 290) west of N. Adams Street. |
| | From 1846 to the 1970’s, forty-four school districts served the educational needs of the children of Gillespie County. This marker honors the history of public education in Gillespie County and the Vereins Kirche, the first public school established . . . — — Map (db m94226) HM |
| On State Highway 16 0.2 miles south of Horseshoe Bend, on the right when traveling south. |
| | By 1848, Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826-1902), master millwright, had completed his apprenticeship in Germany and immigrated to the U.S.. In search of opportunities and a good grist mill site, he journeyed south from Wisconsin to New Orleans, and then . . . — — Map (db m135095) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 87/290) at North Orange Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. |
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In the Civil War, at this site, E. Krauskopf, gunsmith, and Adolph Lungkwitz, silversmith, made gun caps. Inventing machinery, they rolled copper thin and cut it to cap-size pieces saltpetre and quicksilver went into the caps, to detonate rifle . . . — — Map (db m157151) HM |
| Near E. San Antonio Street west of S. Llano Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This congregation traces its origins to the first Protestant services held in Fredericksburg by the Rev. Henry Basse in 1846. Members worshiped at the old Vereins Kirche until 1888 when Carl Priess gave this lot for a new building. The first portion . . . — — Map (db m94293) HM |
| Near West Main Street (U.S. 87/290) east of North Crockett Street. |
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Commissioner-General of the Society for
the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas
who became a citizen of the Republic of Texas
under the name of John O. Meusebach.
Founder of Fredericksburg on May 8, 1846.
On March 1-2, 1847, he . . . — — Map (db m35893) HM |
| Near W. Austin Street west of N. Adams Street. |
| | Born and educated in Plattenhardt, Germany. Came to Texas in 1846 and settled in Gillespie County. He became the second school teacher of the Vereins Kirche. He was also involved in the development of Gillespie County by serving as county surveyor, . . . — — Map (db m94227) HM |
| On U.S. 87 at Cherry Spring Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 87. |
| | To be a Texan, Meusebach gave up title of baron in 1845. As commissioner-general, German-Emigration Company, he founded Fredericksburg in 1846 as gateway to Fisher-Miller land grant, hunting ground of the Comanche. By emptying his firearms, he won . . . — — Map (db m91648) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) at South Acorn Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Johann Jost Klingelhoeffer left Europe in 1846 seeking freedom and economic opportunities. The family sailed to the port of Indianola then traveled to New Braunfels before arriving in Fredericksburg. It is believed that Klingelhoeffer built . . . — — Map (db m157106) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 290) north of North Elk Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This limestone building was constructed about 1870 when the property was owned by John Adams Alberthal. It was designed with a commercial area on the front and a two-story residential section in the back. Christian Kloth purchased the home in 1878, . . . — — Map (db m111262) HM |
| | John O. Meusebach, German settler and founder of Fredericksburg, and Penatuka Comanche chief, Santanna share a peace pipe on May 7, 1847, at the signing of the treaty between the People of Fredericksburg and the Comanche Nation. The standing . . . — — Map (db m35884) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.1 miles west of North Edison Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Log room and loft were built by German emigrant Gerhard Rorig as his home in first winter of Fredericksburg's existence, 1846- 47. Noted cabinetmaker Johann Martin Loeffler added typical rock and half-timber rooms and cooking fireplace, 1867; his . . . — — Map (db m157148) HM |
| Near E. Austin Street east of N. Adams Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Lt. Col. Jack K. Lee
Fallen Hero’s Memorial
U.S. Air Force
Nov. 16, 1924 - Aug. 5, 2004
WWII - Korea - Viet Nam
For God and Country
Capt. Andrew R. Houghton
A Troop, 3rd Plt., 1st Sqd., 4th U.S. Cav.,
1st Inf. Div., U.S. . . . — — Map (db m94094) WM |
| Near E. Austin Street east of N. Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The main mast of the USS Foote (DD-511) mounts the SC-1 air and surface search radar known as the “bedspring”.
USS Foote (DD-511), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral . . . — — Map (db m94294) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 87/290) east of North Crockett Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This Square, originally a two-block area which included what is now called the Courthouse Square, has been at the center of Fredericksburg since the city's founding in 1846. The area was still heavily forested when the town's Vereins Kirche . . . — — Map (db m35862) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.1 miles west of South Orange Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Saddle and harness merchant Henry Meckel (1855-1909) acquired this property in 1886 and soon made improvements to a one-story, ca. 1860 stone house already on the lot. A second level of concrete blocks and a double gallery of milled wood were . . . — — Map (db m157157) HM |
| Near E. San Antonio Street east of S. Adams Street (Texas Highway 16), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Johann Nicholas Mosel (1839-1904) was granted a 100’ x 200’ lot in Fredericksburg by the German Emigration Company in 1847. Here he built a rough limestone structure (now the northeast rooms), which might have served later as a Sunday house when he . . . — — Map (db m94292) HM |
| On South Washington Street (U.S. 87) 0.1 miles north of Augusta Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The original portion of this house probably was built between 1848 and 1850 by Willis Wallace, who was granted the land by the German Immigration Company. Of fachwerk construction, the two-room home later was acquired by German farmer Heinrich . . . — — Map (db m111263) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 87/290) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | This property was purchased by Charles Henry Nimitz, Sr., in 1855. By 1860 the Nimitz Hotel was established, hosting frontier travelers and providing a home for the large Nimitz family. Expanded in the 1870s to feature a steamboat shaped facade, . . . — — Map (db m42425) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Soldiers lived a rough life on the Texas frontier. Even though rank had its privileges, Fort Martin Scott offered few amenities. Private quarters and privies were the only noticeable luxuries officers enjoyed at the fort.
There were six . . . — — Map (db m118454) HM |
| On Main Street 0.1 miles east of Adam's Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Alphons Walter (1866-1957), a Swiss-born jeweler and watchmaker, had this 2-story building erected in 1905. He sold the property in 1909 to Robert G. Striegler (1874-1934), a noted Fredericksburg civic leader who operated the Central . . . — — Map (db m155634) HM |
| On Cherry Spring Road at Wasserfall Road, on the right when traveling north on Cherry Spring Road. |
| | The Cherry Spring community was founded by German immigrants about 1850. Classes for schoolchildren were held in private homes. In 1859 German nobleman Wilhelm Marschall von Bieberstein deeded ten acres of land to L. Schneider, H. Bradhering, W. . . . — — Map (db m91645) HM |
| Near W. Main Street (U.S. 290) west of S. Adams Street (Highway 16), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Erected 1881-1882 in term of County Judge Wm. Wahrmund and Commissioners J. Dechert, F. Kneese, J. Larson and J.P. Mosel. Architect was Alfred Giles. Native limestone structure is distinctive in fine balance and symmetry. Second courthouse built . . . — — Map (db m94289) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.1 miles from South Orange Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Four front rooms with outside stair to attic built 1849 by German settler Henry Kammlah I smokehouse and rooms at rear added 1875. Old world technique of wall plaster over woven twig supports used in interior. Henry Kammlah II and wife Amelia, . . . — — Map (db m157158) HM |
| On West San Antonio Street at South Orange Street, on the right when traveling west on West San Antonio Street. |
| | St. Mary's Parish dates to 1846 with the arrival of German settlers in Fredercksburg. Construction of this building, which replaced an earlier log structure, was completed in 1863 during the pastorate of the Rev. Peter Baunach. It served as the . . . — — Map (db m156243) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Several bands of Comanche and Lipan Apache Indians lived in the region of Texas in which the Germans established Fredericksburg. Interaction between the German immigrants and the Native Americans was inevitable and potentially hostile. The . . . — — Map (db m118487) HM |
| On U.S. 290, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Origin of the Pinta Trail is attributed to nomadic Plains Indian tribes. Early Spanish and Mexican expeditions followed the general route of the trail, which extended from San Antonio de Bexar to the San Saba River near present Menard. A survey by . . . — — Map (db m126960) HM |
| On East Austin Street west of North Llano Street (Texas Highway 16), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built before 1880, this house was purchased by John Schandua, a local merchant, shortly after his marriage to Bertha (Klein) in 1883. The front room, called "die stube", served as a bedroom and living area. The back room was used as a bedroom for . . . — — Map (db m88111) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 290) south of Industial Loop, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Established by the United States Army
December 5, 1848
as a protection to travelers and
settlers against Indian attack.
Named in honor of Major Martin Scott,
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel,
5th United States Infantry,
killed at Molino . . . — — Map (db m126961) HM |
| Near Lower Crabapple Road 0.4 miles east of Ranch to Market Road 965, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Pioneer families of Crabapple organized this church in the 1880s. Members met in a school building before erecting this sanctuary in 1897. Elder Julius Rusche supervised the design, carpentry, and native limestone masonry construction. An excellent . . . — — Map (db m91630) HM |
| On West San Antonio Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Rapid membership growth during the late 19th century prompted St. Mary's Church to complete plans for a new sanctuary in 1901. This Gothic-inspired native stone structure was designed by prominent San Antonio architect Leo M. Dielmann and built by . . . — — Map (db m156245) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1631 3 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 2721, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In November 1883, residents of the North Grape Creek community, later known as Cave Creek, formed a German Lutheran congregation, which they named St. Paulus Evangelische Gemeinde an Nord Grape Creek. Conrad Herbort gave land for a . . . — — Map (db m155682) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1631 3 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 2721, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Oldest rural Lutheran church in Gillespie County. The Rev. M. Haag served as first pastor. Charter members numbered 17. A frame building with walls of rough boxing planks was dedicated June 22, 1884. Size: 25 x 30 feet with a 40-foot . . . — — Map (db m155681) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Hot and crowded in the summer, cold and drafty in the winter, the enlisted men's quarters faced north and were across the parade ground from Officer's Row. Each of the four sparsely furnished barracks had three rooms and could house a company . . . — — Map (db m118504) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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In 1870, seventeen years after the Army decommissioned and abandoned Fort Martin Scott, Johann Wolfgang Braeutigam bought the 640 acre property from John Twohig for $1,650. With several of the original buildings in decline, Braeutigam set . . . — — Map (db m118473) HM |
| Near East Main Street (Highway 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Throughout the 1700s, the Comanche Indians continually thwarted the imperial efforts of the Spaniards, who moved north from Mexico in an attempt to claim the Great Plains. After horses entered Comanche culture, a company of Spanish infantry . . . — — Map (db m118469) HM |
| On State Highway 290 0.1 miles east of Bradshaw Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Blazing on the hills around Fredericksburg each Easter eve, combined with a local pageant these fires recall an old tale.
In March 1847, when Comanches and whites signed a major peace treaty, the Indians lighted huge signal fires on these . . . — — Map (db m88112) HM |
| Near Old San Antonio Road at Doebbler Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1882, Frederick Baag donated this tract of land for the third Grapetown schoolhouse. Completed in 1884, the structure was built with labor and materials donated by the community. All seven grades were taught by one teacher. In 1905, the facility . . . — — Map (db m71924) HM |
| Near East Main Street 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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This stone building, with walls eighteen inches thick, is the only original structure of Fort Martin Scott. It was built in 1849 out of native limestone, and served as the post’s guardhouse where soldiers were jailed for crimes and . . . — — Map (db m118503) HM |
| Near Cherry Spring Road 0.6 miles east of U.S. 87. |
| | Members of the families of two former German noblemen, related by marriage, are buried in this cemetery. John O. Meusebach (1812-97), who came to the Republic of Texas in 1845 as leader of the German Emigration Company, established (1846) the town . . . — — Map (db m91647) HM |
| Near W. San Antonio Street at S. Crockett Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The original section of this two-story limestone residence was constructed about 1850 by pioneer area settlers Albert and Doris Meinhardt. A widow in 1879, Doris sold the property to her former son-in-law G. Adolph Pfeil (d. 1926), a local cotton . . . — — Map (db m94290) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Of the first soldiers to arrive at Fort Martin Scott, none were natives of Texas. Many came from eastern states or were from Europe. Having traded familiar surroundings for the Texas wilderness, soldiers could identify with the newly arrived . . . — — Map (db m118477) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 87/290) near South Llano Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Erected in 1897 of hand-hewn limestone, this structure was the home of John (d. 1900) and Bertha (Klein) Schandua (d. 1943). They lived upstairs with their children and John's hardware store was downstairs. For a time, the Masonic Lodge met upstairs . . . — — Map (db m88109) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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At the height of activity at Fort Martin Scott, the post accommodated up to three hundred soldiers. Of the fort’s twenty buildings, the sutler’s store was among the most important to the soldiers. The sutler was a civilian merchant, licensed . . . — — Map (db m118502) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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During their first years in Fredericksburg, the German settlers suffered terribly from poverty, hunger and disease. Fort Martin Scott proved to be the economic boon early Fredericksburg desperately needed. Local teamsters hauled wagonloads of . . . — — Map (db m118460) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.2 miles west of Heritage Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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For one week in May, 1986, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a dig at Fort Martin Scott to locate foundations of the original buildings.
Some of the foundations of . . . — — Map (db m118475) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 87/290) east of North Crockett Street. |
| | Church for all denominations, school and community hall. Built, summer 1847, after the Comanche peace treaty made by John O. Meusebach, Commissioner, German Emigration Company. Located in Main Street between Courthouse and Market Square of . . . — — Map (db m35864) HM |
| On East Austin Street just east of North Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1845, Johan (John) Joseph Walch (1828-1914) migrated to Texas from Germany. In 1847 he settled in Fredericksburg, where he worked as a stonemason. Before Walch married Wilhelmine Gaertner in 1851, he erected a two-room limestone house on this . . . — — Map (db m33045) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) at North Edison Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Built 1853 by Congregation, hewing wood by hand; quarrying native limestone; Swiss Missionary Pastor serving as night foreman at lime kiln. Texas Hill Country's oldest Lutheran Church, stills enclosed in original walls.
Recorded Texas . . . — — Map (db m157149) HM |
| On Harper Pioneer Park Drive north of U.S. 290, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1946, Harper residents formed a committee to secure land for a park. From the beginning, resident aided the efforts through labor, finances and planning. Organizations also contributed, providing funds for the purchase of property and for . . . — — Map (db m156242) HM |
| On U.S. 290 at Ranch to Market Road 783, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 290. |
| | In 1884, Frank Harper, J.A. Rogers, E.C. Hopf, and W.P. Bowers met to organize a school for the growing Harper community. Mary and J. A. Rogers, Jr. sold two and a half acres to school trustees, and in 1885 a one-room frame school was built with . . . — — Map (db m117791) HM |
| On State Highway 783 at U.S. 290, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 783. |
| | Pioneer preacher Matthew Taylor and the families of his daughter and two sons moved here in 1863 from their homestead on the Llano River. They built a cabin on this site near the source of the Pedernales River. In August 1864, Matthew and his son . . . — — Map (db m59741) HM |
| On U.S. 290 at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 290. |
| | In 1908, the first Lutheran missionary to the area, Rev. C. Stadler, came to Harper. In April 1910, he confirmed the first class of Lutheran young people. When there was no missionary assigned to the area, Lutheran pastors from neighboring . . . — — Map (db m156244) HM |
| On Luckenbach Loop Road at Farm to Market Road 1376, on the right when traveling south on Luckenbach Loop Road. |
| | The Rev. August Engel (1818-1904), a circuit riding Methodist preacher and teacher, immigrated to Texas in 1846 from Germany. In 1859 he married Katharina Ernst (1837-1920). They had six children.
August Engel served as postmaster for five . . . — — Map (db m157171) HM |
| On Luckenbach Town Loop near Texas Highway 1376. |
| | Members of the Luckenbach family and other German immigrants moved here from Fredericksburg in the 1850s. They settled along Grape Creek and soon established a school for their children. The Grape Creek Post Office was in operation briefly after . . . — — Map (db m4654) HM |
| On Luckenbach Road 0.2 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1376, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1855 Pioneer area settler Peter Pehl deeded a two-acre tract of land at this site for the construction of a schoolhouse to serve the Luckenbach School District, Herman Toepperwein was the first teacher in the log building which was used until . . . — — Map (db m160371) HM |
| On Morris Ranch Road 0.5 miles west of Morris-Tivydale Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This graveyard is closely associated with the Morris Ranch, an early international race horse breeding and training facility in Gillespie county. Charles Morris, whose Uncle Francis owned the ranch, served as its first general manager and . . . — — Map (db m155679) HM |
| Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Beyond the Pedernales is Stonewall’s Project Head Start building—a symbol of one of President Johnson’s enduring legacies to the American people. President Johnson initiated the Head Start program in 1965; it was one of many programs that . . . — — Map (db m91184) HM |
| On Ranch Road 1 0.1 miles east of Park Road 52, on the left when traveling east. |
| | For many years this low-water crossing served as the primary access to the LBJ Ranch; for non-Texans, it served as a dramatic entry into Lyndon Johnson’s world.
Constructed in 1951, the dam and crossing were the first improvements Lyndon . . . — — Map (db m91131) HM |
| Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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It is a Society where no child will go unfed, and no youngster will go unschooled .... Where no citizen will be barred from any door because of his birthplace or his color .... Where peace and security is common among neighbors and possible . . . — — Map (db m91183) HM |
| Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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I first remember walking along the banks of the Pedernales when I was a boy four or five years of age.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
The Pedernales River carves out the landscape of the Texas Hill Country, stretching 106 miles from . . . — — Map (db m91182) HM |
| On Malecek Road 0.1 miles north of Park Road 49, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1951, Senator Lyndon Johnson purchased 240 acres from his Aunt Frank Martin. Beginning with this core property, he set out to establish a home base where he could continue his work away from Washington.
To improve access to the ranch, a 3000 . . . — — Map (db m91282) HM |
| On Malecek Road 1.2 miles north of Park Road 49, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Imagine a plane roaring onto a newly constructed 3,000 foot grass airstrip. It’s 1953, and Senator Lyndon Johnson has arrived at the LBJ Ranch. Initially built to improve access to the Ranch during floods, the small airstrip soon proves inadequate . . . — — Map (db m91268) HM |
| On Malecek Road 0.1 miles north of Park Road 49, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The LBJ Ranch had but a single telephone line when Lyndon Johnson purchased the property in 1951. By the time he became vice president in 1960 the array of technology had grown to 15 local and long-distance phone lines as well as a fifty-foot-tall . . . — — Map (db m91283) HM |
| On Bailey Road 0.3 miles north of Park Road 49, on the left when traveling north. |
| | To a Texas rancher like Lyndon Johnson, conservation meant getting the most from the soil, water, and grass. The landscape before you reflects some of President Johnson’s conservation efforts. These upper fields are terraced to control erosion and . . . — — Map (db m91234) HM |
| Near Park Road 49 at Klein Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Sitting at a table on this site on April 11, 1965, President Johnson signed the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. “As a former teacher,” the president said, “I have great expectations of what this law . . . — — Map (db m91135) HM |
| Near Park Road 52 0.2 miles north of U.S. 290. |
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1900 - 1920
The Dawn of a New Century
The years following the turn of the century heralded sweeping changes in agriculture throughout Texas and the nation. Advances in technology led to improved irrigation and farming methods . . . — — Map (db m91053) HM |
| Near Malecek Road at Park Road 49. |
| | For Lyndon Johnson, a traditional guest register was not enough. To commemorate the visits of dignitaries and friends to the Ranch, the Johnsons used “Friendship Stones.” Visitors etched their autographs and the date of their visit into . . . — — Map (db m91314) HM |
| Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west. |
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Here on these familiar hills under these expansive skies and under these oak trees that he loved so much, his life has come full circle ...
his roots go deep here on this spot in the hill country.
From the eulogy delivered here by the . . . — — Map (db m91149) HM |
| On Park Road 49 0.6 miles west of Klein Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The welcome mat at the Johnson home read, “All the World is Welcome here.” But as the house became an alternate White House it soon became clear there was not enough room. Describing the steady stream of visitors in her home, Lady Bird . . . — — Map (db m91206) HM |
| On Malecek Road 0.5 miles from Park Road 49, on the right. |
| | From his childhood and throughout his political career, Lyndon Johnson drew from his western heritage. The grandson of a Chisholm Trail cattle drover never forgot that “can do” spirit of the cowboy way. The LBJ Ranch was the best place . . . — — Map (db m91272) HM |
| Near Malecek Road at Park Road 49. |
| | The Secret Service had a presence in the Johnson family for forty-six years beginning on January 20, 1961 when Lyndon Johnson was inaugurated as vice president. Over that lifetime of service, agents witnessed many events, both in Washington and . . . — — Map (db m91316) HM |
| Near Park Road 52 0.2 miles north of U.S. 290. |
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Why do we keep these animals in this enclosure?
A small herd of Longhorns and White-tail deer are kept in this pasture so our visitors can view these prominent icons of Texas.
Longhorn Cattle
“Someone has said that . . . — — Map (db m91014) HM |
| On Park Road 49 0.1 miles west of Bailey Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | For many years this low-water crossing served as the primary access to the LBJ Ranch; for non-Texans, it served as a dramatic entry into LBJ’s world. The construction of this dam and crossing was the first improvement made to the ranch by Lyndon . . . — — Map (db m91317) HM |
| On U.S. 290, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Area settlers built a log schoolhouse 1.5 miles south of here in 1871 along South Grape Creek. It was part of Luckenbach School Precinct No. 3 until 1889, when it was renamed Lower South Grape Creek and began to serve as District No. 21. The log . . . — — Map (db m88113) HM |
| On Peach Street near Loring Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | As a 12-year-old student attended classes of the 8th grade here at the old Stonewall school from October 1920 to June 1921. — — Map (db m90992) HM |
| On Peach Street at Loring Street, on the right when traveling east on Peach Street. |
| | Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson. Major Nunez, who lived 2 miles south of town and had a family of 9 children, donated land in 1886 for . . . — — Map (db m90990) HM |
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