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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.
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.
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."
Oct. 30—Picture riding across the country on backroads for 3,782 miles in 17 days on a two-wheeled vehicle powered by a weed-whacker engine. No surprise if you can't. You'd have to be like TJ ...
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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 ...
It was purchased by Colonel Richard F. Riddell of Washington for $39,000. In 1946, after the war, a group of citizens, many of whom were former club stockholders, purchased the property again for $60,000, (~$715,029 in 2023) and incorporated under its present name, The Fredericksburg Country Club.