Schools

A man by the name of Friedrich von Wrede owned the land on which this school was built. Some of the early...

The Willow City School District #804 is in the northeastern part of Gillespie County, with its northern border extending to the Llano...

The Rheingold School #22 was begun in 1873, when the need for a school for the area children was realized. William Gold...

In 1899, the Bernhard Friedrich house, which was bought for $250, became the first school. This first school was private. The Pecan...

Nebgen School District #33 was located near the Gillespie and Blanco County boundary. In 1881, the first school, of logs, was built...

The first building for the Meusebach Creek School #11 was located near Meusebach Creek on the Fritz Lochte property. It was a...

On July 22, 1855, two acres of land along Grape Creek was purchased from Peter Pehl for $4. After the land was...

In 1871, Luckenbach trustees voted to buy 1-1/3 acres on the west bank of South Grape Creek from Juliane Wehmeyer for $50....

German immigrants who came to Fredericksburg in the 1840’s and later, settled in the Crabapple area. Many parents were eager to donate...

Classes for the children of German immigrants in the Cherry Spring community were held in homes until 1885. At that time, a...