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Gillespie County, Texas
Historical Markers in Luckenbach, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Luckenbach, in Gillespie County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Music and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1982 and 2017. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Luckenbach stories
- Engel Familyplaced 1996
The Rev. August Engel (1818-1904), a circuit riding Methodist preacher and teacher, immigrated to Texas in 1846 from Germany.
- Jakob (Jacob) Brodbeckplaced 2017
Teacher and inventor Jakob Brodbeck (1821-1910) conceived the idea of building an airship while sailing to the U.S. In 1846.
- Luckenbachplaced 1986
Members of the Luckenbach family and other German immigrants moved here from Fredericksburg (11 mi. NW) in the 1850s.
- Brodbeck Family Cemeteryplaced 2010
Established 1870 Historic Texas cemetery – 2010
- Luckenbach Schoolplaced 1982
In 1855 pioneer area settler Peter Pehl deeded a two-acre tract of land at this site for the construction of a schoolhouse to serve the Luckenbach…
All 5 historical markers in Luckenbach
Historical markers near Luckenbach
- Stonewall9 stories · 8 mi
- Fredericksburg112 stories · 11 mi
- Comfort27 stories · 16 mi
- Johnson City14 stories · 22 mi
- Blanco12 stories · 22 mi
- Center Point16 stories · 22 mi
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