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Covering approximately 2,807 acres (1,136 ha), the Klein Frankreich Rural Historic District is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of the city of Fredericksburg, in Gillespie County, Texas. The name Klein Frankreich translates from the original German language as "Little France", and the area was so named because the initial settlers (ca. 1846 ...
State Representative from the western Hill Country since 1989, a Republican from Kerrville: Max Hirsch: 1880: 1969: National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Betty Holekamp: 1826: 1902: German Texas pioneer, also called the "Betsy Ross of Texas" Carl Hoppe: 1897: 1981: San Antonio artist who painted scenes of the ...
The Pinta Trail is a historic trail in Central Texas that was first traveled by indigenous tribes, and later explorers, settlers, soldiers, and travelers. The 19th-century Germans who settled the Texas Hill Country used part of the Pinta Trail on their journey northward from New Braunfels to found Fredericksburg .
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Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,725. [1] The county seat is Fredericksburg. [2] It is located in the heart of the rural Texas Hill Country in Central Texas. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican–American War.
Fredericksburg and the surrounding area were settled by German immigrants in the nineteenth century. These settlers were the first to cultivate grapevines in the Texas Hill Country. The appellation is over 200 miles (322 km) from the Gulf of Mexico , and feels little effect from the hot, humid, coastal winds.
The Gillespie County Historical Society is a historical society founded in 1934 serving Gillespie County, Texas. It operates The Pioneer Museum of Fredericksburg, Texas, intended as "a memorial to celebrate a unique community that was created by early settlers to the Texas Hill Country." [1] [2] [3]
The Fredericksburg Historic District is located in Fredericksburg, Texas in Gillespie County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas on October 14, 1970 [ 2 ] The district area coincides with the original platting of the town by Herman Wilke, and the streets are laid out in a wide grid.