| Marker Number |
10074 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010074 |
| Marker Title |
Luckenbach |
| Index Entry |
Luckenbach |
| Address |
412 Luckenbach Town Loop |
| City |
Luckenbach |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
523438 |
| UTM Northing |
3338627 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; settlements; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Luckenbach Town Loop, 0.1 mi. S of FM 1376, in parking lot S of post office building on private property. |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Members of the Luckenbach family and other German immigrants moved here from Fredericksburg (11 mi. NW) in the 1850s. They settled along Grape Creek and soon established a school for their children. the Grape Creek Post Office was in operation briefly after 1858 with William Luckenbach as first postmaster. Later settlers included August Engel, who served as first postmaster when the post office was reestablished here in 1886 under the name of Luckenbach. John Russell "Hondo" Crouch and others bought the town center in 1970 and promoted its rustic atmosphere. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 |
