Download or read book Gillespie County written by Gillespie County Historical Society and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Society for the Protection of German Immigrants was formed in Germany in 1842 by a group of German noblemen with both philanthropic and commercial goals for a settlement in Texas. Over 5,200 German immigrants arrived on the Texas coast between October 1845 and April 1846. Lack of adequate funding and planning, as well as the continued war between Texas and Mexico, left many immigrants stranded at Indianola without sufficient food, water, shelter, or transportation inland. Hundreds perished on the Texas coast, on the journey inland, and in cholera epidemics. Traveling by wagon, cart, and on foot, leaving behind much of what they had brought from their homeland, thousands made their way toward the land that was to be their new home. Through the courage, tenacity, and diligence of the German pioneers who survived, "Friedrichsburg" was founded. Today, Fredericksburg, the county seat, continues in the cooperative spirit of these determined German pioneers, honoring their traditions, heritage, and culture.

Download or read book A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County written by Kenneth Hafertepe and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century. Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, including corrections to construction dates based on newly tapped records, this guide features those buildings visible to visitors from the public streets and sidewalks. The author lists which buildings are open for tours and which ones have been converted to public use such as museums, stores, or restaurants. The buildings of Fredericksburg reflect memories of classic German construction and technique with a gradual transition to American styles, including a few remarkable decades that were neither purely German nor American distinctively but saw the creation of a regional style. This book allows readers to walk down the streets of Fredericksburg and see the layers of Texas history on display: everything from a pioneer log cabin to an art deco courthouse.

Download or read book Investigation of the Alfred Davis Soapstone Deposits Gillespie County Tex written by W. D. McMillan and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gillespie County a View of Its Past written by Monty Mohon and published by Gillespie County Historical society. This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Survey of Gillespie County Texas written by John E. Allison and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin written by Texas. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gillespie County Fair written by Marc Hess and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gentrification of Rural Texas ​The Gillespie County Fair, the oldest fair in Texas, looms insistently over the shoulder of Marc Hess’s new novel. As rampant land development and tourist money begin to transform the old German farming community of Fredericksburg, two intermarried pioneer families lock in a life-and-death struggle over the sale of their homestead. Their vicious feud—in an otherwise harmonious and bucolic community—leads to the demise of two pioneer families and culminates in the triumph of one hard-headed, young girl. This book delves into the clash of new wealth and ingrained poverty as rural Texas grapples with a changing world. In a short period of time, the town of Fredericksburg has morphed from a rock-rimmed farming community into the chic tourist destination that it is today. While the town itself has blossomed, this is the story about a family that destroys itself.

Download or read book Pioneers in God s Hills written by Gillespie County Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Southwestern Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The South Western Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.

Download or read book The Texas court reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Way of Life written by Philip O'Bryan Montgomery, III and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip O'Bryan Montgomery III, a Dallas native, was a young man in his twenties when he became enchanted with the Fredericksburg area and its people. During weekend and summer visits with his family in the 1970s, he began to document the life stories of Gillespie County residents with his tape recorder and camera. Now, more than three decades later, these remarkable personal histories and photographs are being published for the first time. Our Way of Life presents vivid accounts of Fredericksburg natives and other members of long-established Gillespie County families, most of them descendants of the German immigrants who settled the region. Their voices convey the tenor of daily life in Fredericksburg as well as the unique characteristics of this tightly knit, rural community--deep pride in German culture and traditions, fierce individualism, a strong ethos of hard work, and a hearty appreciation for life's pleasures. Illustrated with the author's striking black and white photographs, the book preserves and celebrates a way of life that is gradually disappearing.

Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of Gillespie County Texas 1846 1900 written by Sara Kay Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas written by Texas. Court of Appeals and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Availability of Phosphoric Acid in Rock Phosphate written by Arthur Benjamin Conner and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Geology of Runnels County written by Joshua William Beede and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: