Details for Schulenburg

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5149004607

Data

Marker Number 4607
Atlas Number 5149004607
Marker Title Schulenburg
Index Entry Schulenburg
Address 618 N. Main St.
City Schulenburg
County Fayette
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 702537
UTM Northing 3285121
Subject Codes cities and towns; Czech immigrants/immigration; railroads; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Chamber of Commerce, S side N. Main St. between Wolters and S. Upton avenues
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text German and Czech settlers used this gateway to the rolling hills of Fayette County. Settled by former residents of Lyons and High Hill in 1873, when the Galveston, Houston & San Antonio Railway reached here. Named for landowner Louis Schulenburg, town was incorporated in 1875. (1970)

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