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Castell

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Castell, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 42' 4.7808", -98° 57' 29.3364"
 
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    On the Fisher-Miller land grant three settlements of the German Emigration Company directed by Commissioner General John O. Meusebach began in 1847. Castell - only permanent settlement made by the company on the land grant. First permanent town in Llano County. Settled by pioneers from Fredericksburg. Leiningen - site three miles east, non-existent today. Bettina - located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. First communal settlement in Texas. Abandoned in less than a year when supplies ran out.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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