Historical MarkerGerman Pioneers in Texas
Sattler vicinity · Comal County · Dedicated 1968 · THC Atlas #5091008825
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
In this area, now covered by Canyon Lake, German emigrants were the first settlers. A society of nobles (Mainzer Adelsverein) sponsored the emigration of 7,380 Germans to Texas from 1844 to 1847. They founded New Braunfels in 1845. Moving west, they established Fredericksburg in 1846. Their Comanche Indian treaty opened 3,800,000 acres between the Llano and Colorado rivers to peaceful settlement. Farmers and artisans, scholars and scientists, they triumphed over epidemic and privation to help build Texas and the West. (1968)
About this site
German Pioneers in Texas is a historical marker in Sattler vicinity, Comal County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 106 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 256 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8611, -98.1981 near Sattler vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nowotny Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sattler, Mountain Valley Cemetery, and Original site of Mountain Valley School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091008825. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
