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.

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Texas is home to the world's largest bat colony. The Bracken Bat Cave, near San Antonio, is home to millions of Mexican free-tailed bats.