Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Marker Text: Dubina, which derives its name from the Czech word for Oak Grove, was founded in 1856 by a group of Moravian immigrants, including the Marak Kahlich, Sramek, Peter, Holub, Muzny, and Haidusek families. By 1900 the farming community had erected a church building, mill, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, store, and post office. A 1909 storm and a 1912 fire caused extensive damage from which the town never recovered. As the first settlement in Texas to be founded entirely by Czech-Moravians, Dubina remains an important part of the state's regional and cultural history. (1974)
Marker No: 1290
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Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.785969,-96.937561
Location: FM 3171, west of U.S. 77, Swiss Alp
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