12 Facts About Fredericksburg Texas

1.

Fredericksburg Texas was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia.

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In 1994, the State of Fredericksburg Texas opened it as Enchanted Rock State Natural Area after adding facilities.

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3.

Fredericksburg Texas was Gillespie County Surveyor and a math and science teacher at Fredericksburg High School when he planted five peach trees and began selling the fruit in 1921.

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4.

The 200-acre Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg was founded by John R Thomas in 1983 as a result of that high demand, and produces 88 varieties of wildflower seeds.

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5.

In 1994, the Seventy-third Texas Legislature passed H B No 1425, allowing brewpub operations within Texas.

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6.

The German Methodist Church of Fredericksburg Texas founded the institution and offered courses in the arts, sciences, and foreign languages.

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7.

Higher education, Fredericksburg is home to Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg.

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8.

Fredericksburg Texas has a municipally operated library adjacent to the Gillespie County Courthouse.

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9.

City of Fredericksburg Texas is run under the council-manager form of government.

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10.

Fredericksburg Texas Standard was originally titled Gillespie County News and founded in 1888.

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11.

The paper was purchased by the Fredericksburg Texas Publishing Company in 1915, which published the German language newspaper Fredericksburg Texas Wochenblatt.

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12.

Bronze statue "Lasting Friendship" in Fredericksburg Texas park commemorating the peace treaty between local settlers and the Comanche.

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