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The Oldest Czech Settlement

, Fayette County

Marker Text

In Texas. Was established at Hostyn when in November 1856 the families of Joseph Janda Valintin Kolibal, Frantisek Koza arrived here from Czechoslovakia.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from La Grange, take Hwy. 77 4.5 mile south.
Marker # 1141
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code cities and towns; Czech immigrants/immigration; settlements
Latitude, Longitude 29.840623, -96.911322

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