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Harris County, Texas
Historical Markers in Spring, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Spring, in Harris County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1983 and 2016. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Strack Cemeteryplaced 2004
Brothers Herman and Heinrich Strack came to Texas from Feudingen, Germany in 1848 with their families.
- Immanuel United Church of Christ of Springplaced 2016
Immanuel’s congregation was established in 1913 and chartered in 1916 under the German title Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherischen Immanuels Gemeinde Zu…
- Seal McDougle Cemeteryplaced 2005
Seal McDougle Cemetery Established 1883 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
- Springplaced 2003
Spring Initially a farming community supported by crops, including sugar cane and cotton, Spring was platted by the Houston & Great Northern Railroad…
- Spring Cemeteryplaced 2001
After Spring's establishment on the International and Great Northern line in 1873, it became an important railroad center.
- Theis (Theiss) Familyplaced 1983
Among the first German settlers in northwest Harris County was Johann Heinrich Theis (b. 1800), who arrived in 1846 with his wife Katherina (Benner)…
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