Meyersville
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Marker Text: Community opened by Peter Bluntzer, an 1843 settler drawing many others from Alsace; named for Adolph Meyer, an 1846 arrival, at whose home post office was established (1851). Lutheran and Catholic churches were founded in 1850s. Public school opened in 1899. Famous turkey-producing area. Population reached peak about 1923. (1971)
Marker No: 3357
Aluminum 20 x 20 Subject Marker
Geographic: 28.928179,-97.313370
Location: FM 3157, Meyersville
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