Details for German Settlements
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5299009440
Data
| Marker Number | 9440 |
| Atlas Number | 5299009440 |
| Marker Title | German Settlements |
| Index Entry | German Settlements |
| Address | |
| City | Castell |
| County | Llano |
| UTM Zone | |
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| Subject Codes | settlements; pioneers; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | north side of Llano River bridge (low water), Castell |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | 3 settlements were begun in 1847 on Fisher-Miller land grant by German Emigration Company, under Commissioner General John O. Meusebach. Castell: Llano County's first permanent town, settled with Fredericksburg pioneers. Only lasting settlement made on the grant by the German Emigration Company. Leiningen: site 3 miles to east. Non-existent today. Bettina: first communal settlement in Texas. Located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. Abandoned in less than a year, when supplies ran out. |