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Gillespie County, Texas
Historical Markers in Fredericksburg, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 112 Texas historical markers in Fredericksburg, in Gillespie County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Native History, Strange But True, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2023. 78 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Fredericksburg stories
- Birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USNplaced 1968
Typical early Fredericksburg home built 1866 by Carl Basse. Property of the Henke family since 1873.
- Gun Cap Factoryplaced 1964
In the Civil War, at this site, E. Krauskoff, gunsmith, and Adolph Lungkwitz, silversmith, made gun caps.
- Site of Fort Martin Scottplaced 1936
Established by the United States Army, December 5, 1848, as a protection to travelers and settlers against Indian attack.
- Site of Zodiacplaced 1936
A Mormon settlement. Established in 1847 by 150 Mormons under the leadership of Lyman Wight (1796-1858).
- Texas Ranger General E. Kirby Smith, C.S.A.placed 1965
(1824-1893) Born in Florida. Graduated from West Point. Fought in Mexican War. On the Texas frontier in the 1850s, commanded Camps Belknap, Cooper…
- The Easter Firesplaced 1968
Blazing on the hills around Fredericksburg each Easter Eve, combined with a local pageant, these fires recall an old tale.
Fredericksburg on the Texas history calendar
All 112 historical markers in Fredericksburg
- Adolph Gold House1991
- Albert Lee Patton Building1981
- August Ebers House1983
- Baethge-Behrend Homestead1994
- Bethany Lutheran Church1990
- Birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN1968
- Cherry Mountain School Complex1992
- Cherry Spring Schoolhouse1988
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church1988
- Christian Crenwelge Place1979
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church1977
- County Jail of 18851980
- Crabapple School1994
- Cross Mountain1976
- D. C. Riley House1972
- Dambach-Besier Home1985
- Dangers Stone House1974
- Diedrich Rode Complex1982
- Domino Parlor1980
- Durst House1991
- Edward and Minnie Stein House1994
- Ellebracht-Moritz Homestead1987
- Emil Weber House1982
- Enchanted Rock1936
- F. W. Arhelger Shop1980
- Felix Van Der Stucken Home1981
- First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg1972
- Fredericksburg College Building1971
- Fredericksburg Lodge No. 794, A.F. & A.M.1997
- Fredericksburg Social Turn Verein1993
- Gillespie County1936
- Gold-Grobe House1989
- Gruen-Doebbler Homestead2010
- Guenther's Live Oak Mill1991
- Gun Cap Factory1964
- H. C. Keese Home1981
- Heinrich Bierschwale House1987
- Henry Basse House1991
- Henry Cordes House1981
- Hill Crest Cemetery1985
- Hoerster Building1988
- Holy Ghost (Heilige Geist) Evangelical Protestant Church1981
- Homestead of Karl Itz1986
- J. W. and Ruth Baines House2002
- Jacob Neffendorf2010
- Johann Joseph Knopp House1971
- John Peter Tatsch Home, 18561965
- Julius and Sophie Splittgerber2023
- Kiehne-Hermann Home1976
- Klingelhoeffer House2012
- Kloth-Ludwig Home1980
- Kuenemann House1997
- Lehne-Itz House1993
- Little Rock House1965
- Liveoak Creek Log Cabin1976
- Loeffler-Weber House1971
- Ludwig Doebbler House2010
- Maier-Alberthal Building1983
- Market Square (Mark Platz)1990
- Meckel-Hanus Building1986
- Moritz-Hitzfeld-Jacoby House1994
- Morris Ranch Schoolhouse1981
- Mosel-Jordan-Duecker Haus1986
- Mueller-Petmecky House1983
- Nimitz Hotel1989
- Old Central Drugstore1985
- Old Cherry Spring School (Das Alte Schulhaus)1985
- Old Gillespie County Courthouse1967
- Old Kammlah House1966
- Old St. Mary's Church (Die Alte Kirche)1994
- Pape Log Cabin1974
- Pedernales Rural School1993
- Philipp Hartmann Family Cemetery1999
- Pioneer Schandua House1980
- Rausch Ranch Home1983
- Ressmann-Boos House1983
- Riley-Enderlin House1987
- Schmidt-Dietz Building1981
- Schmidt-Gold House1981
- Schneider-Klingelhoefer House1988
- Schwarz Building1981
- Site of Fort Martin Scott1936
- Site of Zodiac1936
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church1962
- St. John's Lutheran Church1994
- St. Mary's Catholic Church1995
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery2004
- St. Paul Lutheran Church1969
- Sunday Houses1970
- Texas Ranger General E. Kirby Smith, C.S.A.1965
- The August Hennersdorf House1982
- The Burrer Home1980
- The Carl Henke Home1978
- The Christian Kraus Homestead1984
- The Easter Fires1968
- The Grapetown School1984
- The Marschall-Meusebach Cemetery1976
- The Meinhardt-Pfeil Home1981
- The Patton Home1981
- The Pinta Trail1986
- The Schandua Building1979
- The William Rausch House1985
- Vereins Kirche1967
- Vogel Sunday House1982
- Wahrmund Millinery, Moellendorf-Dietz Bakery1978
- Wahrmund-Priess House2001
- Walch Home1978
- Weber "Das Keller Haus"1982
- Welgehausen Ranch1983
- William Wahrmund House1977
- Wunderlich Houses1985
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church1964
Historical markers near Fredericksburg
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