Sattler

German immigrants were the first to colonize permanently this area along the Guadalupe River in the 1850s. The dispersed rural community was known at times as Marienthal, Walhalla and Mountain Valley, with the name Sattler assigned when the post office, first opened in 1856 at the Wilhelm Sattler home, was more centrally located in 1880. The Weil-Nowotny-Guenther store, with its complex of buildings-post office, dance hall, cotton gin and bowling alley-served as a gathering place for farm and ranch families who lived in the area. Construction of Canyon Dam in the 1960s hastened the dispersal of the German community, but the heritage of Sattler remains significant in the History of Comal County. (2002)

Sattler is a historical marker in Canyon Lake, Comal County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.8468, -98.1749 near Canyon Lake. The nearest cataloged historic site is Original site of Mountain Valley School (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mountain Valley Cemetery, Pantermuhl Family, and Jacobs Creek School Teacherage.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091012763. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.