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Built 1852 by congregation, hewing wood by hand; quarrying native limestone; Swiss missionary pastor serving as night foreman at lime kiln. Texas Hill Country's oldest Lutheran church. Still is enclosed in original walls. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historical marker in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Gillespie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 195 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2801, -98.8796 near Fredericksburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Loeffler-Weber House (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pioneer Museum Complex, Meckel-Hanus Building, and William Wahrmund House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5171010132. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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