| Marker Number |
9436 |
| Atlas Number |
5299009436 |
| Marker Title |
Castell |
| Index Entry |
Castell |
| Address |
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| City |
Castell |
| County |
Llano |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
|
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
marker reported missing May 2008 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Missing |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
On the Fisher-Miller land grant three settlements of the German Emigration Company directed by Commissioner General John O. Meusebach began in 1847. Castell - only permanent settlement made by the company on the land grant. First permanent town in Llano County. Settled by pioneers from Fredericksburg. Leiningen - site three miles east, non-existent today. Bettina - located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. First communal settlement in Texas. Abandoned in less than a year when supplies ran out. |
