Reichenau Gap

Historical marker location:

London, Texas

( 1.5 miles SW of London on US 377)

Marker installed: 1966

For more than 100 years, travelers followed road from Mason to Junction through this pass. Named for Adolph A. Reichenau, a German emigrant who settled near pass in 1860 as an early landholder in nearby Big Saline Valley. He moved in 1866 because of Indian depredations.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.

geology mountains

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.