Czech Catholic Union of Texas
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Marker No: 1107
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.847097,-96.920877
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Marker Text: On March 24, 1889, a group of Czech immigrants gathered here to form the Katolicka Jednota Texaska (KJT) or Czech Catholic Union of Texas. A fraternal benefit society, the KJT, was chartered on July 4, 1889, with six individual lodges through programs such as life insurance, financial aid to members, churches and educational scholarships, the organization has served people throughout the state and has grown to number over one hundred lodges. The KJT continues to uphold the purpose of its founders in the same fraternal spirit. (1989)
Location: From Schulenburg, take FM 2676 north about 2.3 mile.
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