First Known Religious Services in Mason County

Early settlers in this area were German immigrants who arrived about 1850. Their first worship services were held about twenty feet north of this site, under a large oak tree on the property of August H. Leifeste, Sr. (1812-1884). During the early 1850s, Conrad Pluenneke (1819-1897), a local preacher, held Methodist services. In 1852, the Rev. Charles A. Grote (1819-1887), a Methodist, and the Rev. Philip F. Zizelmann (1824-1902), a Lutheran, traveled from Fredericksburg to hold services once a month. Although the oak tree no longer stands, the site remains important to the religious heritage of Mason County. (1985)

First Known Religious Services in Mason County is a historical marker in Mason vicinity, Mason County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Mason County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7111, -98.9671 near Mason vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bauer (cemetery), about 3.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kothman, Kothman, and Keyser.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5319011274. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.