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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 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.
It is named Fredericksburg Road because this road was, at that time, the main route to Fredericksburg, about 65 miles (105 km) north of San Antonio. [4] On January 26, 1962, when US 87 was rerouted onto the I-10 freeway to the east, the section of Fredericksburg Road was kept on the state highway system as Loop 345 . [ 1 ]
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]
A map of the United States of America with the state of Texas highlighted. Texas is a state located in the Southern United States. As of the 2020 census, [1] 29,145,505 (95.55%) of the 30,503,301 residents of Texas lived in a municipality in the 2023 estimate. [2]
Fredericksburg capitalizes on its German heritage for tourists. Main Street (Hauptstrasse) Fredericksburg has profited from spill-over tourism of nearby Luckenbach ever since a few events propelled the little town with a population of three to global fame. Jerry Jeff Walker recorded his landmark 1973 Viva Terlingua album at the Luckenbach dance ...
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The Pioneer Memorial Library is located at 115 W. Main Street, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas.Designed by Alfred Giles, it was built in 1882 to replace the original 1855 courthouse, and was later superseded by the current 1939 courthouse designed by Edward Stein. [2]