Historical Marker

Padre Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I.

Rio Grande City · Starr County · Dedicated 1992 · THC Atlas #5427003907

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Marker Inscription

(24 Septiembre de 1878 - 26 Diciembre de 1955) Nacido en Alemania, Gustav Gollbach fue ordenado sacerdote de la Orden de Oblatos de Maria Inmaculada en el veinti uno de Abril de 1906. Inmigro al Estado de Texas sirviendo iglesias en Del Rio, Castroville, Mercedes, San Benito, y Ballinger antes de llegar a Rio Grande City en 1924. Sirviendo como Parroco de la Iglesia Inmaculada Concepcion hasta el ano de 1937, construyo una replica de la Gruta de Nuestra Senora de Lourdes, Francia, usando madera petrificada y piedra nativa. Dedicada en el ano 1928, la gruta ha sido un sitio historico importante en el Valle Del Rio Grande. (1992)

About this site

Padre Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I. is a historical marker in Rio Grande City, Starr County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.3813, -98.8196 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Rev. Gustav Gollbach, O.M.I. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Starr County Courthouse, Immaculate Conception School, and Rancho Davis, Old.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427003907. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 26.3813, -98.8196 · Rio Grande City, Starr County
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