On Farm to Market Road 109 at Farm to Market Road 1291, on the right when traveling north on Highway 109.
First German settlement in Colorado County • Founded in 1837 by William Frels who immigrated to Texas in 1834 and fought for independence, 1835-1836 • Proposed site of Hermann University, first institution of higher learning sponsored by . . . — — Map (db m237458) HM
On McElroy Lane, 1 mile north of San Felipe Road (County Highway 31), on the right when traveling north.
Pioneer, farmer, soldier, and county official Mike Muckleroy was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, and came to Texas in 1840. An early and long-time resident of Colorado County, he came to be affectionately known throughout the area as "Uncle . . . — — Map (db m176234) HM
On Church Lane at Farm to Market Road 109 on Church Lane.
Pioneer German Catholic immigrants who settled in this area in the early 1830s founded Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church about 1843. The congregation initially attended services held by itinerant priests known as "Saddle Bag" priests, . . . — — Map (db m177068) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1291, 0.1 miles west of McElroy Lane, on the right when traveling west.
William Frels came to Texas from Germany in 1834 and joined other pioneers settling here. Frontier pastors such as the Rev. J.C. Ervendberg cared for their religious needs. In 1855 Frels gave sites for a church and cemetery and the Rev. C. Roehm . . . — — Map (db m176231) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1291, 0.1 miles west of McElroy Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In 1857, community founder and German native, Capt. Wilhelm Frels, donated 3.9 acres at this site for the establishment of a Lutheran Church and cemetery. Members of the Frels, Becker and Fehrenkamp families, as well as other early settlers, are . . . — — Map (db m176230) HM
