Nicholas Adolphus Sterne

(April 5, 1801 - March 27, 1852) Arriving in New Orleans in 1817, German-Jewish emigrant Adolphus Sterne became a merchant and joined the Masonic Lodge. In 1826, when he settled in Nacogdoches, he became one of the first Scottish Rite Masons in Texas. He aided this cause of Texas independence during the Fredonian Rebellion and Texas Revolution. Sterne held several public offices locally and served in the State Legislature. He was married to Eva Catherine Rosine Ruff and had seven children.

Nicholas Adolphus Sterne is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6027, -94.6494 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Thomas J. Rusk (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Haden Edwards, Charles Standfield Taylor, and Elias E. Hamilton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009357. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.