| Marker Number |
9440 |
| Atlas Number |
5299009440 |
| Marker Title |
German Settlements |
| Index Entry |
German Settlements |
| Address |
|
| City |
Castell |
| County |
Llano |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
settlements; pioneers; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
north side of Llano River bridge (low water), Castell |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
3 settlements were begun in 1847 on Fisher-Miller land grant by German Emigration Company, under Commissioner General John O. Meusebach. Castell: Llano County's first permanent town, settled with Fredericksburg pioneers. Only lasting settlement made on the grant by the German Emigration Company. Leiningen: site 3 miles to east. Non-existent today. Bettina: first communal settlement in Texas. Located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. Abandoned in less than a year, when supplies ran out. |
