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The Reverend Jacob Scherer |
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Columbus,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 42' 18.75195",
-96° 33' 33.52077"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
(February 7, 1785 - March 2, 1860) Born in North Carolina. Moved to Texas in 1851. As pastor here, is said to have founded the first English-speaking Lutheran Church in Texas; a founder (1857) of Colorado College, first public school in Columbus and one of the first in Texas; he and 3 sons made brick and built the college.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Reverend Jacob Scherer Historical Marker Location Map, Columbus, Texas
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