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First Monday Trade Days Main Gate. First Monday Trade Days is a monthly flea market held in Canton, Texas. The market is actually held on the Thursday through Sunday preceding the first Monday of each month. It purports to be the largest and oldest continually operated flea market in the United States, and is a highly popular event in the area.
Fredericksburg is located east of the center of Gillespie County 70 miles (110 km) north of San Antonio and 78 miles (126 km) west of Austin.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.3 square kilometres (8.6 sq mi), of which 22.2 square kilometres (8.6 sq mi) are land and 0.12 km 2 (0.05 sq mi), or 0.55%, is covered by water.
The Gillespie County Historical Society building in Fredericksburg, Texas 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 ...
Sep. 23—The 16th Annual Briar Patch Trade Days returns October 5 and 6 in Barns D and E at the Ector County Coliseum. Over 120 vendors from West Texas and beyond attend the event, where you can ...
The History of Fredericksburg, Texas dates back to its founding in 1846. It was named after Prince Frederick of Prussia . Fredericksburg is also notable as the home of Texas German , a dialect spoken by the first generations of German settlers who initially refused to learn English.
KCWX (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Fredericksburg, Texas, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. Although Fredericksburg is within the Austin media market, the station is officially assigned by Nielsen to the larger San Antonio market, and its signal covers the San Antonio and Bexar County area. KCWX is owned by Austin ...
Fort Martin Scott was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1936, marker number 10039, [16] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas on January 20, 1980. The fort is operated by the city of Fredericksburg and offers self-guided walking tours, pre-scheduled guided tours and school tours.
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.