Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216
N 31° 38.832 W 100° 02.523
14R E 401195 N 3501803
The Sons of Hermann Lodge building is located on the outskirts of Rowena
Waymark Code: WMV1RZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2017
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The Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216 is located at the end of Edwards Street, at the bend where the road continues as FM2133.
Marker Number: 4979
Marker Text:
Organized in 1904 as Rowena Chapter of the Sons of Hermann, worldwide benevolent fraternal organization.
Named for German national hero and tribal leader Hermann the Defender (18 B.C. - 19 A.D.), who helped break Roman power east of the Rhine River in 9 A.D.
First officers of the Rowena Lodge were Michelus Feist, president; Julius J. Henkhaus, vice president; Walter Schuhmann, secretary; Ignatz Olsak, treasurer. There were ten charter members.
The order maintains a youth camp and home for the aged, for members, at town of Comfort. (1971)
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