Industry · 1936
Site of the first permanent German settlement in Texas, 1831. Founded by Friedrich Ernst, born at Varel, Oldenburg, Germany. Immigrated to America, 1829 and to Texas in 1831. Died here in 1858. The town was laid out in…
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Historical Markers in Industry, Texas
Industry is home to 21 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Industry Methodist Church · 1967
Organized 1847 by the Rev. Henry Bauer, missionary to the German settlers. In 1867, this building was erected under the leadership of the pastor, the Rev. Karl Biel. This was an era of financial difficulty, and the…
View on map ↗Henniger Family Cemetery · 1975
(1 mi. west of this site) Nicholaus Henniger (1794-1853) came to Texas from Germany in 1847 with his wife Fredericke and children Christian, Hermann, August, Caroline and Pauline. On his farm he built a log house, kept…
View on map ↗Charles Fordtran · 1976
(May 7, 1801-Nov. 1, 1900) In Jan. 1831 Charles Fordtran, a German of Huguenot descent, joined the colony of Stephen F. Austin. His first work was to survey land for Austin's partner, Samuel May Williams. He was given a…
View on map ↗Lindemann Store · 1984
The history of the Lindemann Store dates to 1884, when Edward Lindemann (1859-1931) and Franz Getschmann opened a general store in the German community of Industry. By 1889, the business had prospered so well that…
View on map ↗John Friedrich Ernst, Jr. · 1985
A native of Oldenburg, Germany, John Friedrich Ernst (1820-1863) emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine. In 1831, they traveled from New York City to Texas, finally arriving in what is now the…
View on map ↗John Reichle General Merchandise (Welcome Store) · 1992
Originally operated by the John Reichle Family, this store opened about 1890. Damaged by a storm about 1900, the original 2-story building was changed to its current 1-story configuration with asymmetrical front gables,…
View on map ↗Hackfield Farm · 1994
Established in the 1850s by German immigrant Friedrich C. Hackfeld (1819-1895) and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1895), the Hackfield Farm evolved through several generations to include structures and landscaping features…
View on map ↗Friedrich Ernst · 1996
Christian Friedrich Ernst (Dirks) was born in Germany in 1796. Friedrich Ernst was inducted into the German army in 1814 and served for five years. He married Louise Gesine Auguste Weber in 1819. They became the parents…
View on map ↗Education in Industry · 2002
Education in Industry German settlers established the town of Industry in 1831. Shortly after they arrived in December 1840, the Rev. Louis C. Ervendberg and Dr. Joseph Anton Fischer founded the town's first school.…
View on map ↗Samuel Shelburne Cemetery · 2003
Samuel Shelburne Cemetery Established 1863 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
View on map ↗Industry Post Office · 2004
During Mexican rule of Texas, a post office was established in May of 1830 at San Felipe, the center of Stephen F. Austin's Texas colony. On the Gotier Trace, a road connecting San Felipe to what would become the town…
View on map ↗Star Hill Cemetery · 2004
War of 1812 veteran Bryan Daughtrey and his wife, Anna (Roberts), moved to Texas in 1822 as part of Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony. In 1829, they moved to land here in present Austin County. When Anna died in 1847,…
View on map ↗Industry United Methodist Cemetery · 2008
This burial ground has served Industry, the oldest permanent German settlement in Texas, since the mid-1800s. Property for a cemetery was deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1854. During the 1860s, the…
View on map ↗Lindemann-Ott House · 2010
This house dates to 1870, when Jacob Ott (1848-1932) began construction on a home with his carpenter neighbor, August Gruensendorf. The bottom story of the two-level structure was used for his baking business and the…
View on map ↗Industry State Bank · 2011
ON FEBRUARY 11, 1911, A GROUP OF LOCAL CITIZENS TOOK THE FIRST STEPS IN FORMING A BANK TO BE CALLED FIRST GUARANTY STATE BANK OF INDUSTRY. DR. B.E. KNOLLE SERVED AS THE BANK’S FIRST PRESIDENT AND E. LINDEMANN SERVED AS…
View on map ↗Industry Brethren Church Cemetery · 2012
INDUSTRY BRETHREN CHURCH CEMETERY THE INDUSTRY BRETHREN CHURCH IS THE THIRD OLDEST CONGREGATION OF THE UNITY OF THE BRETHREN LOCATED IN THE GERMAN SETTLEMENT OF INDUSTRY. PERIODIC WORSHIP SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED IN…
View on map ↗Industry Cotton Gin · 2012
GERMAN SETTLERS FRIEDRICH ERNST AND CHARLES FORDTRAN FOUNDED INDUSTRY, TEXAS IN 1831. THE SETTLEMENT WAS PART OF THE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COLONIAL LAND GRANT AND WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT GERMAN SETTLEMENT IN TEXAS. ALTHOUGH…
View on map ↗Fisches Park · 2014
Fisches Park is part of the original land granted to Frederich Ernst, known as “the Father of German immigration to Texas.” Industry is the oldest permanent German settlement in Texas and was settled by J.F. Fisches,…
View on map ↗Huebner Family Cemetery · 2017
Established 1885 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2016
View on map ↗Industry Pilgrims Rest Cemetery · 2017
Soon after Friedrich Ernst and Charles Fortran came to the area at the western side of Stephen F. Austin’s grant in 1831, now Austin County, the town of Industry became the first permanent German settlement in Texas.…
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