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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.
Kellner Townsite is a historical marker in Brookshire, Waller County. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7864, -95.9687 near Brookshire. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brookshire Memorial Oaks (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Church of Brookshire, Donigan House, and Brookshire, Captain Nathen.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473009391. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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