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Castell,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 42' 4.7808",
-98° 57' 29.3364"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
On the Fisher-Miller land grant three settlements of the German Emigration Company directed by Commissioner General John O. Meusebach began in 1847. Castell - only permanent settlement made by the company on the land grant. First permanent town in Llano County. Settled by pioneers from Fredericksburg. Leiningen - site three miles east, non-existent today. Bettina - located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. First communal settlement in Texas. Abandoned in less than a year when supplies ran out.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Castell Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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