Gillespie County, Texas
Historical Markers in Doss, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Doss, in Gillespie County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2012. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Doss stories
- Doss Schoolplaced 1985
One of the state's few remaining rural school systems, Doss School began in 1884 on Doss-Spring Creek Road (3.5 mi. S).
- Karl Kensing Cemeteryplaced 2012
Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing (1828-1902) was born in Germany and immigrated to Texas with his parents and four siblings in 1845.
- Lange's Millplaced 1936
Established in 1849 by Doss brothers. Operated 1859-1878 by William F. Lange, 1878-1888 by Julius Lange.
- Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Churchplaced 2001
Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church Ten charter members constituted Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1901, and elder S. N. Redford served as…
- St. Peter Lutheran Churchplaced 1993
Organized by German Lutherans in September 1896 under a brush arbor at nearby Lange's Mill, this church has been part of Gillespie County history for…
All 5 historical markers in Doss
Historical markers near Doss
- Harper6 stories · 11 mi
- Mason vicinity9 stories · 19 mi
- Fredericksburg112 stories · 19 mi
- Castell6 stories · 21 mi
- Mason27 stories · 21 mi
- Kerrville48 stories · 29 mi
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