Historical Marker

Schulenburg

Historical marker location:
Schulenburg, Texas
( Hwy. 77 .3 miles N.of Hwy. 90 (at Chamber of Commerce) Schulenburg)
Marker installed: 1970

German and Czech settlers used this gateway to the rolling hills of Fayette County. Settled by former residents of Lyons and High Hill in 1873, when the Galveston, Houston & San Antonio Railway reached here. Named for landowner Louis Schulenburg, town was incorporated in 1875.