Details for Strack Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5201013289

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Marker Number 13289
Atlas Number 5201013289
Marker Title Strack Cemetery
Index Entry Strack Cemetery
Address
City Spring
County Harris
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 260953
UTM Northing 3325012
Subject Codes cemetery; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 2004
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Just N of Cypresswood Dr, E of intersection with Kuykendahl Rd
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size HTC marker
Marker Text Brothers Herman and Heinrich Strack came to Texas from Feudingen, Germany in 1848 with their families. By the mid-1850s they were joined by their other brothers Johann Jost, Friedrich and Jakob, and their respective families. In 1863, Herman bought land at this site that included a pre-existing burial ground; Friedrich and Jakob later became owners of the cemetery property. The burial ground became known as the Strack Cemetery. Graves of military veterans here date to the Civil War. Today, Strack family descendants manage the site through an association. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

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