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Serbin |
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Giddings,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 7' 42.55938000012",
-96° 59' 52.26399999996"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Trilingual (Wendish-German-English) community founded 1854 by 588 S\Wends under leadership of the Rev. John Kilian. The Rev. Kilian (evangelical Lutheran) named place Serbin because the Wends were descendants of Serbs. A thriving town 1865-1890; had grocery, dry goods, jewelry, drug and music stores; shops of wagon maker, blacksmith, saddler; post office, 3 doctors, 2 dentists. On Smithville-Houston oxcart road-- sending out cotton, other produce, and hauling in staples. Decline began about 1890 as railroads bypassed settlement by several miles.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Serbin Historical Marker Location Map, Giddings, Texas
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