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John O. Meusebach |
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Cherry Spring,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 23' 7.56363000012",
-98° 55' 43.95668999988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(1812-1897) To be a Texan, Meusebach gave up title of baron in 1845. As commissioner-general, German Emigration Company, he founded Fredericksburg in 1846 as gateway to Fisher-Miller land grant, hunting ground of the Comanche. By emptying his firearms, he won trust of Indians and made treaty to provide for unmolested settlement. Indians called him El Sol Colorado (The Red Sun). State senator, 1851. In 1854 issued colonists' headrights. To his family motto, he added Texas forever. Lived in Loyal Valley. Buried near Cherry Spring.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
John O. Meusebach Historical Marker Location Map, Cherry Spring, Texas
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