Marker Inscription
Located on Old San Antonio Road, on land surveyed in 1821 as part of the original colony of Moses and Stephen F. Austin. In 1854 became site of major settlement by Wend from northern Europe, led by Pastor Johann Kilian. Had only school in U. S. that taught in Wendish-- language surviving only here and in Australia, in the modern world. County was created from Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette and Washington. Organized in 1874, it was named for Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), general of the Army of Northern Virginia, in the southern Confederacy, 1862-1865. Giddings is the county seat.
About this site
Lee County is a historical marker in Giddings, Lee County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 47 historical markers documented in Lee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1813, -96.9375 near Giddings. The nearest cataloged historic site is County Named for Beloved Confederate General Robert E. Lee (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include York, Milton Garrett, Sr., Lee County Courthouse, and Lee County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5287008165. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
