Town of Shelby
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Marker Text: Named for 1822 settler Davis Shelby. This town grew up at the mill of German pioneer Otto Von Roeder. The Ohlendorfs, Vogelsangs, Rothermels, and Vanderwerths arrived in 1846 with Shelby as postmaster. A school (1854), an agricultural society, a singing society and a band were started. Mission work, begun in 1876, led to founding of Peace Lutheran and St. Paul Lutheran Churches. By 1900 there were at least a dozen businesses here. Decline of farming led residents to live on ancestral land and work in cities. (1974)
Marker No: 4669
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 30.001986,-96.593063
Location: Intersection of FM 1457 and FM 389, Shelby
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