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Kellner Townsite

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Just west of US 90 and FM 1489 intersection, Brookshire, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 47' 10.58411000004", -95° 58' 4.74071000016"
 
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     (in NE part, Stephen F. Austin grant to Wm. Cooper) First town in area. Platted 1893 by John G. Kellner (1846-1933), donor, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad right of way and station site. Kellner's rich Brazos River watershed farm and ranch lands produced rice, cattle, peanuts, pecans, and (later) natural gas. His old home is nearby. Town was renamed Brookshire.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Kellner Townsite Historical Marker Location Map, Brookshire, Texas