Trinity Methodist Church · 1962
Old Schoolhouse Road, off FM 152
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Historical Markers in Castell, Texas
Castell has 7 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Llano County. The marker list includes records dating to 1962. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
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- Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
- Railroad, trail, and transportation history
- Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
- Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites
- Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
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German Settlements · 1964
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…
View on map ↗St. John Lutheran Church · 1990
German Lutherans in this area were served by circuit-riding lay minister Dietrich Rode as early as 1870. A congregation was organized in 1893 on the north side of the Llano River in the Leiningen settlement (about 3 mi.…
View on map ↗Homesite of Emil Kriewitz · 1992
Arriving on the Texas coast from Potsdam, Germany, at the onset of the Mexican war in 1846, Emil Kriewitz began his Texas exploits by serving in the U.S. Army. He later was engaged by the Adelsverein to assist German…
View on map ↗Castell School · 2001
Education for students in Castell may have begun as early as 1852, according to local oral tradition. Earliest written records indicate that the Llano County commissioners court designated the Castell School as District…
View on map ↗Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery · 2001
The oldest documented grave in this burial ground, that of two-year-old Feodor Leifeste, dates from 1871. Two years later, Carl Lehmberg deeded land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, setting aside this part of…
View on map ↗Castell
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…
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