| Marker Number |
5537 |
| Atlas Number |
5325005537 |
| Marker Title |
Town of Quihi |
| Index Entry |
Quihi |
| Address |
|
| City |
Quihi |
| County |
Medina |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
497401 |
| UTM Northing |
3251305 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; Alsatian immigrants/immigration; settlements; colonization; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
At the dead end of CR 4520, across (south) from Bethlehem Church on FM 2676, Quihi. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Surveyed in October, 1844, by Henry Castro, 1781-1861, distinguished pioneer and colonizer of Texas est. in March,1845. By ten families in charge of Louis Huth, agent for Castro. Many settlers were killed by Indians before 1860. Erected by the state of Texas, 1936. |
