Sisterdale is home to 3 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.
Sisterdale · 2014
Abundant natural resources and a well-traveled pathway made this area one of the earliest frontier Hill Country settlements. The Pinto Trail, an ancient Native American road between Spanish missions in San Antonio and…
View on map ↗Ottmar von Behr · 2015
Ottmar Von Behr had an influence on German immigration before bringing his family to Texas in 1848. Having toured America in 1846, he published an imigrant’s guide, suggesting the life of a Texas farmer. Although Ottmar…
View on map ↗Pinta Trail Crossing of the Guadalupe River · 2019
THE DISTINCTIVE CROSSING OF THE PINTA TRAIL AT THE GUADALUPE RIVER BECAME AN IMPORTANT LANDMARK OF THE HILL COUNTRY FRONTIER. IN OCTOBER 1839, A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS EXPEDITION GATHERED NEAR HERE TO SURVEY THE WESTERN…
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