Historical Marker
The Reverend Jacob Scherer
Historical marker location:
201 Veterans Dr., Columbus, Texas
( Walnut St., Columbus
(@ St. Paul's Luthern Church))
Marker installed: 1973
(February 7, 1785 - March 2, 1860)
Born in North Carolina. Moved to Texas in 1851. As pastor here, is said to have founded the first English-speaking Lutheran Church in Texas; a founder (1857) of Colorado College, first public school in Columbus and one of the first in Texas; he and 3 sons made brick and built the college.