Details for The Rev. Jacob Scherer
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5089004596
Data
| Marker Number | 4596 |
| Atlas Number | 5089004596 |
| Marker Title | The Rev. Jacob Scherer |
| Index Entry | Scherer, Jacob, Rev. |
| Address | 201 Veterans Dr. |
| City | Columbus |
| County | Colorado |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 736121 |
| UTM Northing | 3288597 |
| Subject Codes | educational topics; Lutheran denomination; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | St. Paul Lutheran Church |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | (February 7, 1785 - March 2, 1860) Born in North Carolina. Moved to Texas in 1851. As pastor here, is said to have founded the first English-speaking Lutheran Church in Texas; a founder (1857) of Colorado College, first public school in Columbus and one of first in Texas; he and 3 sons made brick and built the college. (1973) |