Historical Marker

Zanzenberg

Center Point · Kerr County · Dedicated 1968 · THC Atlas #5265004920

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Marker Inscription

Home of Dr. Charles De Ganahl (1824-1883), a signer of the Texas Articles of Secession in 1861 and Army Surgeon for the Confederate States of America. The home was erected in 1856 and named after Dr. Ganahl's ancestral home in the Austrian Tyrol of Europe. Here the first post office in Kerr County was established in 1857 with his wife Virginia (1834-1895) as the first postmaster. (1968)

About this site

Zanzenberg is a historical marker in Center Point, Kerr County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Kerr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.9521, -99.0295 near Center Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rising Star Lodge No. 429, A.F. & A.M. (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Center Point United Methodist Church, Woolls Building, and Center Point Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5265004920. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.9521, -99.0295 · Center Point, Kerr County
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