Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG

• Fredericksburg was founded on May 8, 1846 by German immigrants under the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas. John O. Meusebach chose the location for the second of the Society’s colonies four miles north of the Pedernales River between two creeks. He named the settlement Friedrichsburg (later changed to Fredericksburg) to honor Prince Frederick of Prussia.

fredericksburg marktplatz

• One of the oldest German markets in texas
• Created by German immigrants in mid 1800
• was the site of the first church and the first school in Fredericksburg
• The most present Fredericksburg City Park is right in the center of Fredericksburg. This park surrounds on all sides one of the most revered treasures of the City, the Vereins Kirche.

Vereins Kirche

• First public building in fredericksburg
• Made by the first German settlers in 1847
• Located in the center of the marktplatz
• Right in the center of Main Street, this is Fredericksburg’s most iconic structure, a well-known landmark of the city in the heart of town. Inside this “Society’s Church” is a collection of artifacts and photos depicting Fredericksburg’s interesting history.

NATIONAL PACIFIC WAR MUSEUM

• Home of Ha-19 a Japanese midget sub which infiltrated Pearl Harbor during ww2
• Largest pacific war museum on the mainland

HOTELS

• Fairfield Inn & Suites Fredericksburg $119
• Econo Lodge $37
• Super 8 Fredericksburg $52

DIRECTIONS

• Fairfield inn to War museum: Bieg links an E Main Street, gehe gerade aus 1.2 Miles. Bieg rechts an S Washington Ab, dann gehe west an Friendship ab, Es ist an der recht.
• Fairfield inn to Marktplatz and Kirche: Bieg links an E Main Street, gehe gerade aus 1.2 Miles. Bieg rechts an S Washington Ab, dann gehe west an Friendship ab, Es ist fünf hundert Meter an der Links