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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Austin County, Texas
Adjacent to Austin County, Texas
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| On West Main Street (State Highway 36) at Nelsonville Road (State Highway 159), in the median on West Main Street. |
| | A part of the grant to
Stephen F. Austin in 1821
Created a municipality under the
Mexican government in 1828
Became a county of the
Republic of Texas, March 17, 1836
Named in honor of
Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793-1836
Pioneer . . . — — Map (db m125601) HM |
| On South Bell Street at West Luhn Street, on the right when traveling south on South Bell Street. |
| | Calling their old jail "unsafe, unfit, and inadequate," the Austin County Court contracted in 1896 with Pauly Jail Building Co. of St. Louis to erect this structure at cost of $19,970. Romanesque Revival style, with crenelated parapets, bartizans, . . . — — Map (db m125600) HM |
| On South Holland Street at West Luhn Street, on the right when traveling south on South Holland Street. |
| | Brothers Thomas and James Bell came to this area from Florida in 1822 with Stephen F. Austin's colony and acquired about 2,000 acres of land in 1837. Thomas Bell offered a portion of his land at this site for a new townsite to replace San Felipe . . . — — Map (db m125599) HM |
| On South Tesch Street at Concordia B Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Tesch Street. |
| | Singing society organized in home of Fritz Schlecht, at Piney (3.5 mi. E), 1860. Members: Fritz Brandes, Heinrich and Gustav Koch, Joseph and Theo Menke, Herman Mueller, Fritz Schultz. Emil Koch, director. Hall (built 1877), wrecked by 1900 storm, . . . — — Map (db m157521) HM |
| On North Cummings Street at West Palm Street, on the left when traveling north on North Cummings Street. |
| | Bellville was founded as County Seat of Austin County in January 1848, on land provided by Thomas Bell, for whom the town was named. The railroad reached Bellville in 1879-80, and the population increased substantially in the ensuing years.
In . . . — — Map (db m157579) HM |
| On East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 529) at North Amthor Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | In the 19th century two organizations, the Bellville Social Club and the Bellville Turnverein Gut Heil, sponsored community-wide social activities. The Social Club purchased this property from Herman Miller in 1883 and planned construction of a . . . — — Map (db m117609) HM |
| On East Hacienda Street at South Tesch Street, on the right when traveling east on East Hacienda Street. |
| | Rebecca Cumings and her three brothers, James, John, and William, migrated to Texas from Virginia in 1821. As members of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colony, they were given 20,000 acres here in return for the construction and operation of a mill . . . — — Map (db m157520) HM |
| On East Main Street (State Highway 36) at South Harris Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Situated on land originally granted by the Mexican Government to Austin County pioneer John Nichols. This Vernacular Italianate commercial building was constructed in 1896 by E. Oscar Finn and John Thomas Colleton. E. O. Finn (1866-1945) a native . . . — — Map (db m157539) HM |
| On South Masonic Street at West Lewis Street, on the left when traveling north on South Masonic Street. |
| | The heritage of Bellville Methodist Church dates to 1822, when Thomas B. Bell came to Texas from Florida with Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists. He settled in an area west of the Brazos River, and donated fifty acres of land . . . — — Map (db m157592) HM |
| On East Main Street (State Highway 36/159) at North Bell Street, on the right when traveling north on East Main Street. |
| | The First National Bank of Bellville, chartered on February 25, 1890, is the oldest bank in Austin County, and one of four national banks in Texas still in existence that were chartered in 1890. The first officers were E. J. Marshall, President; C. . . . — — Map (db m125598) HM |
| On East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 529) at North Amthor Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Johann Joachim Henrich Frederick (J. H.) Hintz (1841-1920), a native of Ziesendorf, Mecklenburg, Germany, immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1855. The Hintzes settled in the Millheim area, and Joachim joined the Cat Spring Agricultural . . . — — Map (db m157511) HM |
| On East O'Bryant Street at South Tesch Street, on the right when traveling east on East O'Bryant Street. |
| | A significant example of the Craftsman bungalow designed by prominent Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, this house is unusual for its one-and-one-half story form. The residence displays hallmark geometric ornamentation broad porches, and a small . . . — — Map (db m157524) HM |
| Near Amthor Street 0.1 miles south of East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 529). |
| | A member of the Mier Expedition, 1842
Born in Grantham, England March 30, 1820
Died January 4, 1865
Erected by the State of Texas 1936 — — Map (db m157516) HM |
| On East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 529) at Amthor Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Frederick William (1800-1854) and Marie Louise Starke (1827-1894) Luhn purchased 697 acres here in 1848. When Frederick died in 1854, he was buried on this homestead just east of their log home. A year later, Marie married John Siegfried . . . — — Map (db m157513) HM |
| On North Masonic Street at West Main Street (State Highway 36), on the left when traveling north on North Masonic Street. |
| | Anglicans in Bellville began gathering for informal worship services in the 1850s at the home of Bellville attorney Nehemiah Holland. In 1861, Bishop Alexander Gregg held the first official service in the Masonic Lodge building, under the . . . — — Map (db m157585) HM |
| On Pilgrims Rest Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 529, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Established 1861
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Marker is property of the State of Texas — — Map (db m157631) HM |
| On Pilgrims Rest Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 529, on the right when traveling north. |
| | As Pilgers Ruh Friedhof Gemeinde First land purchased from Wm. Graf, 2 acres, 6-10-1881 by Trustees J. Harloff · O. Sander · F. Drop, 3-10-1881 Colbert and Anita Mewis donated 3.29 acres to the cemetery
Total acres 1990: 9.64
Oldest tomb . . . — — Map (db m157633) HM |
| On North Masonic Street 0.1 miles north of West Main Street (State Highway 36), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The petition to form a Masonic lodge in Bellville was initiated by members of Chappell Hill Lodge No. 67. Bellville Lodge No. 223 was chartered in 1858. Zimri Hunt, an early Bellville lawyer, served as first Worshipful Master. In 1858, lodge . . . — — Map (db m157586) HM |
| On South Bell Street at West Luhn Street, on the left when traveling north on South Bell Street. |
| | The son of a Prussian immigrant, Emil H. Harigel, Sr. (1859-1904) opened a hardware, tinware, and stove emporium in Bellville in 1881. Soon after, he constructed this residence for his wife, Nannie Louise (Lovette), and children. The home features . . . — — Map (db m157601) HM |
| 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 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 Kingfisher Road 0.2 miles south of FM Rd 109 (Farm to Market Road 109), on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1926, Jan Jindrich Frnka (d. 1935) and his wife, Cecilie (Kroulik) (d. 1933), conveyed property to three trustees for use as a family burial ground. J.J. and Cecilie Frnka were parents of thirteen children; all of the children, with the exception . . . — — Map (db m30737) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 109 0.2 miles south of Kingfisher Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The town of New Ulm was originally called Duff's Settlement at the time of its founding, and was named for James C. Duff, who in 1841 acquired title to the site upon which the settlement was founded. A post office began operation in 1853. At that . . . — — Map (db m30726) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1457 at Farm to Market Road 389, on the right when traveling north on Road 1457. |
| | Named for 1822 settler David Shelby, this town grew up at the mill of German pioneer Otto Von Roeder. The Ohlendorfs, Vogelsangs, Rothermels, and Vanderwerths arrived in 1845; other Germans came in ensuing years. The post office opened 1846 with . . . — — Map (db m96288) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles from 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Near this site stood
A Town Hall
Built about 1830
in which were held
the First and Second Conventions
of Texas, 1832 and 1833,
and the Consultation of 1835
the provisional government functioned
here until March 2, 1836, when . . . — — Map (db m43759) HM |
| On Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | During the mid-1820's, When Stephen F. Austin was founding this town, the only roads in the area were wagon ruts or beaten trails marked by notched trees. Within a decade, however, the village of San Felipe, one of the first Anglo settlements in . . . — — Map (db m43718) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1458 0.8 miles south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Czech immigrants began settling in this area in the 1850s. They named their new community Frydek after a town in their homeland. When two people died in 1885, they were buried here on land owned by Jan Pavlicek. By 1890, when Pavlicek officially . . . — — Map (db m145792) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built by John Crutcher in 1847 on the Plaza de Commercio in San Felipe, this was the last store built in the town after its 1836 burning by military order. Purchased in 1867 by Dr. J.J. Josey, it was in continuous operation as a store until 1942. . . . — — Map (db m43760) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In memory of
John Bricker
a private in Captain Mosley Baker’s
company, who was killed just
across the river from this site
April 7th 1836 by a shot from a
Mexican cannon, and was buried
where he fell. He was born in
Cumberland . . . — — Map (db m43758) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1458 0.2 miles north of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling north. |
| | First Anglo-American capital of Texas. Came into being on July 26, 1828, as capital of the Austin Colony, by decree of the Mexican government. Father of Texas Stephen F. Austin had begun under the 1821 grant from Mexico the settlement of more than . . . — — Map (db m116924) HM |
| On Campo Santo Street west of Farm to Market Road 1458, on the left when traveling west. |
| | San Felipe de Austin was established in 1824 as the community and administrative headquarters of Stephen F. Austin's original Anglo American colony in Texas. The site for the township was chosen by Austin and the Baron Felipe Enrique Neri de . . . — — Map (db m116994) HM |
| On Vicaro Guerrero south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1837, the town of San Felipe de Austin was incorporated and the town council built a multi-purpose building to be used as a town hall, school, and church on land known as “Constitution Square.” The one-story building was constructed . . . — — Map (db m116927) HM |
| On Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles from 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | Replica of
Stephen F. Austin's Cabin
This structure is a replica of the only Texas home of Stephen F. Austin, “Father of Texas.” The chimney contains bricks from original (1828) cabin. Other materials were made as . . . — — Map (db m156552) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Stephen F. Austin • Father of Texas, November 3, 1793-December 27, 1836. He planted the first Anglo-American colony in Texas • "The Old Three Hundred"• In his several colonies he settled more than a thousand families. He was from 1823 until 1828 the . . . — — Map (db m116925) HM |
| On Lux Road at Peschel Lane, on the right when traveling south on Lux Road. |
| | Sealy's German immigrants were famous for their love of music. A group of men, some of them Sealy's pioneer settlers, had formed a singing society, called Liedertafel, by 1899. They met primarily in the home of Ferdinand Lux. Lux and Fritz Kinkler, . . . — — Map (db m71567) HM |
| On 36th Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 36) at Johnston Road, on the right when traveling south on 36th Division Memorial Highway. |
| | As a young man Martin Allen assisted his father, Benjamin, in surveying roads in their native state of Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Vice in 1804 and by 1810 they and their three children were living in Louisiana.
Martin joined the . . . — — Map (db m61299) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1093 at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west on Highway 1093. |
| | Settlement in this area began in the late 1830s. In 1880, when the Gulf, Colorado & San Fe Railway built a spur from Galveston to Temple, circumventing Houston, the community became known as Wallis Station and later Wallis, after a rail company . . . — — Map (db m155607) HM |
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