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Vereins Kirche

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County

Marker Text

Church for all denominations, school and community hall. Built, summer 1847, after the Comanche peace treaty made by John O. Meusebach, Commissioner, German Emigration Company. Located in Main street between Courthouse and Market Square of early Fredericksburg. Razed after the celebration of fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of first settlers, 1896. Replica, first used as museum and library, constructed 1934-35. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Market Square
Marker # 10123
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code eccesiastical buildings; libraries; churches; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 30.274963, -98.872542

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