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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2P_the-marschall-meusebach-cemetery_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2O_john-o-meusebach_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2N_christ-evangelical-lutheran-church_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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 w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2M_diedrich-rode-complex_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2L_old-cherry-spring-school_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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. K…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2C_cherry-spring-schoolhouse_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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 n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2B_st-johns-lutheran-church_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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 excellen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q2A_crabapple-school_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PLO_presidents-ranch-trail_Fredericksburg-TX.html
Originally the Camp Swift Post Office, this building was purchased from the United States government, rebuilt by the citizens of Stonewall and dedicated as a gymnasium on May 1, 1949.
While continuing to serve the community, an international di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKU_the-schandua-building_Fredericksburg-TX.html
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 upstai…