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Umbarger

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US 60, Buffalo Lake Rd, Canyon, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 57' 9.43058999988", -102° 6' 17.9876199996"
 
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    Umbarger In 1895, Civil War Veteran and farmer S.G. Umbarger established a wagon yard and sheds for travelers passing through this area. The area became known as Umbarger when the Pecos Valley Railroad, built in 1898, named a rail switch after him. By 1902, the community had a post office; in 1904, later citizens established a public school district. German-Catholic families, brought to the area by Pius Friemel, established St. Mary's Church, or Marienkirche, in 1908. During World War II, Italian prisoners of war were held in nearby Hereford. A group of them, trained in old world techniques, carved religious figures and painted the interior of the parish church, which remains a community center.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Umbarger Historical Marker Location Map, Canyon, Texas

 
   
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