Summary
Cherry Spring is an unincorporated farming and ranching community established in 1852 in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on Cherry Spring Creek, which runs from north of Fredericksburg to Llano.[3] The creek was also sometimes known as Cherry Springs Creek by residents. The community is located on the old Pinta Trail.[4] [5] The Cherry Spring School was added to the National Register of Historic Places Listings in Gillespie County, Texas on May 6, 2005.[6] The school was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1985.[7]
Cherry Spring, Texas | |
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 Cherry Spring schoolhouse | |
  Cherry Spring Location within the state of Texas  Cherry Spring Cherry Spring (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°29′00″N 99°00′33″W / 30.48333°N 99.00917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Elevation | 1,791 ft (546 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 25 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-14572[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379538[1] |
Current population is 75. Elevation 1,791 feet.[8]
Settlers and Community edit
On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful of non-German Anglo names.
The community was originally settled by German immigrants Dietrich Rode, a director of the original Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg,[9][10] and William Kothe in 1852.[11] Rode also served as a Lutheran lay minister in his home at Cherry Springs, leading to the establishment of Christ Lutheran Church.[12] The still active church has some 200 members. Mr. Rode’s original home [13] still stands near the church.
The 1860 Census of Gillespie County listed 117 people in Cherry Spring.[14]
John O. Meusebach brokered the Meusebach-Comanche Treaty in 1847, making area settlers safe from Comanche raids. However, Kiowa, and Apache depredations were still committed against the settlers. The most famous white captive of the area was Herman Lehmann.[15] Lehmann later ran the cattle drive stop that became the Cherry Springs Dance Hall.
John O. Meusebach was buried in Cherry Spring in the family cemetery after his death in 1897.[16]
Cherry Spring School edit
The Cherry Mountain School Complex, includes Das Alte Schulhaus (the original school) and the Cherry Spring School. The complex,[17] the original school[18] and Cherry Spring School[19] were separately designated Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The Cherry Spring School was is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gillespie County, Texas.[20]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherry Spring, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Cherry Spring Creek from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved April 30, 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ Nixon, Nina L: Pinta Trail (El Camino Pinta) from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved April 30, 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ "El Camino Pinta" (PDF). City of San Antonio. Retrieved April 30, 2010.City of San Antonio
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Old Cherry Spring School". Texas Historic Markers. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Geographical Names Information System, Cherry Spring". U.S. Dept of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2010. U.S. Dept of the Interior
- ^ "Deidrich Rode Complex". Voice of the Texas Hills. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Perry, Garland. "Rode, Deidrich". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Kohout, Martin Donell: Cherry Spring from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved April 30, 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ "Christ Lutheran Church". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Western Ghost Towns. "Cherry Spring". Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Gillespie County Census 1860". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Lehmann, Herman; Hunter, J Marvin; Giese, Dale F (1993). Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870–1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-1417-8.
- ^ "Meusebach, John O., Grave". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Cherry Mountain School Complex". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ "Das Alte Schoolhaus". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ "RTHL Cherry Spring School". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ "NRHP Cherry Spring School". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
External links edit
- Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools
- Gillespie County Historical Society