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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County

Marker Text

Built 1852 by congregation, hewing wood by hand; quarrying native limestone; Swiss missionary pastor serving as night foreman at lime kiln. Texas Hill Country's oldest Lutheran church. Still is enclosed in original walls. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964

Marker Details

Address 424 W. Main St.
Location Description
Marker # 10132
Dedicated 1964
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code Lutheran denomination; churches; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 30.278489, -98.879597

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