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 Vereins Kirche
N 30° 16.572 W 098° 52.363
14R E 512242 N 3349398
Old Community Church in Fredericksburg, now a museum
Waymark Code: WM3177
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2008
Views: 63
This was the third of three historic markers we found in Fredericksburg, which is the largest German settlement in Texas. It marks the first church, built in 1847. For an extensive description of the building, check out our Vereinskirche waymark.
View this marker in the Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Marker Number: 10123
Marker Text:
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 early Fredericksburg. Razed after the celebration of fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of first settlers, 1896. Replica, first used as museum and library, constructed 1934-35. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
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