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Historical Markers in Industry, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Industry, in Austin County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1975 and 2017. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Industry stories
- Charles Fordtranplaced 1976
(May 7, 1801-Nov. 1, 1900) In Jan. 1831 Charles Fordtran, a German of Huguenot descent, joined the colony of Stephen F. Austin.
- John Friedrich Ernst, Jr.placed 1985
A native of Oldenburg, Germany, John Friedrich Ernst (1820-1863) emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine.
- Friedrich Ernstplaced 1996
Christian Friedrich Ernst (Dirks) was born in Germany in 1796. Friedrich Ernst was inducted into the German army in 1814 and served for five years.
- Henniger Family Cemeteryplaced 1975
(1 mi. west of this site) Nicholaus Henniger (1794-1853) came to Texas from Germany in 1847 with his wife Fredericke and children Christian, Hermann…
- Industry Pilgrims Rest Cemeteryplaced 2017
Soon after Friedrich Ernst and Charles Fortran came to the area at the western side of Stephen F. Austin's grant in 1831, now Austin County, the town…
- Industry Post Officeplaced 2004
During Mexican rule of Texas, a post office was established in May of 1830 at San Felipe, the center of Stephen F. Austin's Texas colony.
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