Historical Marker
Kellner Townsite
Historical marker location:
Just west of US 90 and FM 1489 intersection, Brookshire, Texas
( Just west of US 90 and FM 1489 intersection, Brookshire)
(in NE part, Stephen F. Austin grant to Wm. Cooper)
First town in area. Platted 1893 by John G. Kellner (1846-1933), donor, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad right of way and station site. Kellner's rich Brazos River watershed farm and ranch lands produced rice, cattle, peanuts, pecans, and (later) natural gas. His old home is nearby. Town was renamed Brookshire.