| Marker Number |
13132 |
| Atlas Number |
5265013132 |
| Marker Title |
Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River |
| Index Entry |
Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River |
| Address |
SH 39 E |
| City |
Hunt |
| County |
Kerr |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
468964 |
| UTM Northing |
3326277 |
| Subject Codes |
transportation; roads; rivers; water topics |
| Marker Year |
2003 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1 mi. east of Hunt on SH 39, east of river bridge |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Christian Schumacher emigrated with his family from Germany to Texas in 1845, the year he was born. He came to Kerr County in 1880, later marrying Sarah Brazeal Sublett and moving to land along the Guadalupe River, near the site of an antebellum sawmill operation built by Gustav and Fredrich Tegener. In the 1920s, son John Randolph Schumacher built a series of dams across the river, providing security from raging floodwaters for a stream crossing and new road to hunt. Today, the dams remain and an improved highway bridge crosses the stream. Schumacher Crossing is still enjoyed for its scenery and access to the river. (2003) |
