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Lavaca County, Texas
Historical Markers in Shiner, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 27 Texas historical markers in Shiner, in Lavaca County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Civil War, Ghost Towns, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2016. 5 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Sulphur Parkplaced 2016
In the summer of 1930, farmer/rancher and large landowner Jake Kurtz set aside four acres of his property on the west side of the newly-paved Texas…
- Ponton Familyplaced 1998
Virginians William (1772-1834) and Isabella (Moreland) Ponton came to Texas in 1829 from Missouri.
- Half Moonplaced 2011
THE COMMUNITY OF HALF MOON WAS FIRST MENTIONED IN A 1689 ACCOUNT FROM GOV. ALONSO DE LEON'S EXPEDITION WHEN THE GROUP ENCOUNTERED A NATIVE AMERICAN…
- Herder Half Moon Placeplaced 1982
This Greek revival home (200 yards north) was built in the 1880s by George Herder (1818-1887), veteran of the Texas Revolution and pioneer farmer and…
- Captain Charles Welhausenplaced 1992
(September 2, 1835 - November 3, 1916) A native of Hanover, Germany, Charles Welhausen immigrated to Texas with his parents, arriving at the Port of…
- Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Churchplaced 1990
Early German and Czech settlers in this area of Lavaca County attended Catholic worship services in private homes or at churches in Hallettsville or…
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All 27 historical markers in Shiner
- Captain Charles Welhausen1992
- Cotton Industry in Shiner2010
- First Methodist Church of Shiner1994
- First National Bank of Shiner2001
- Half Moon2011
- Herder Half Moon Place1982
- Kaspar Wire Works1970
- Masonic Lodge Building1967
- Ponton Family1998
- Saint Ludmila's Academy1997
- Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church1990
- Sarah Creath McSherry Hibbens Stinnett Howard2011
- Shiner1969
- Shiner Brethren Cemetery2002
- Shiner Brethren Church2002
- Shiner Cemetery2002
- Shiner Colored Cemetery2011
- Shiner Opera House1979
- Shiner-Welhausen Homestead1989
- Site of Bunjes School2005
- Site of Evergreen School1994
- SPJST Shiner Cemetery2012
- Spoetzl Brewery1971
- Sulphur Park2016
- United Evangelical Lutheran Dr. Martin Luther Church2008
- Welhausen Park Bandstand1976
- William Green House1970
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