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Community opened by Peter Bluntzer, an 1843 settler drawing many others from Alsace; named for Adolph Meyer, an 1846 arrival, at whose home post office was established (1851). Lutheran and Catholic churches were founded in 1850s. Public school opened in 1899. Famous turkey-producing area. Population reached peak about 1923.
Meyersville is a historical marker in Meyersville, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9298, -97.3134 near Meyersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is St John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bluntzer, Peter, and Site of the Home of Robert Justus Kleberg.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123003357. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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