Riesel

Fertile soil, good water,and available rial transportation attracted cotton farmers to this area after the Civil War. They were soon joined by German settlers from Washington County led by the Rev. Friedrick Von Schleumbach. A nearby postal station known as Roddy first served the area, but a town developed here following construction of a cotton gin by William Henry Riesel in 1890. The townsite of Riesel was platted by the Rev. Von Schleumbach and the new settlement grew as an early agricultural center of southeastern McLennan County.

Riesel is a historical marker in Riesel, McLennan County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4745, -96.9245 near Riesel. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friedens Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Friedens Cemetery, Meier Settlement Methodist Church, and Torrey's Trading Post No. 2.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309004265. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.