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German Settlements |
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Castell,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 42' 17.8632",
-98° 57' 27.6372"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
3 settlements were begun in 1847 on Fisher-Miller land grant by German Emigration Company, under Commissioner General John O. Meusebach. Castell: Llano County's first permanent town, settled with Fredericksburg pioneers. Only lasting settlement made on the grant by the German Emigration Company. Leiningen: site 3 miles to east. Non-existent today. Bettina: first communal settlement in Texas. Located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. Abandoned in less than a year, when supplies ran out.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
German Settlements Historical Marker Location Map, Castell, Texas
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