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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named by homesick Germans for a town back in the old country, Freyburg
was founded in the late 1860s. Most of the town's history revolves
around the Methodist church which celebrated its 125th anniversary.
Prior to the 1879 construction of the church building, services had
been held in private homes and the local school.
The town had the essential store and blacksmith in 1886 and by the
end of that decade, the town was granted a post office as well. The
population was still only fifty people in the 1890s, but this small
group managed to support both a general and grocery store as well
as a saloon.
The German benevolent Order of the Sons of Hermann built a dance hall
in Freyburg early in the 20th Century. The post office closed its
doors in 1907.
By 1940 the town had fewer residents than ever, and the homes of those
forty people were scattered across the countryside. In the 1970s Freyburg
was still maintaining a store, and had both Lutheran and Methodist
churches. In recent years the population has increased back to forty-five.
Freyburg is often mistaken for Frelsburg,
Texas which is in neighboring Colorado
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Freyburg Methodist
Church
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, June 2014 |
Freyburg Methodist
Church historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, June 2014 |
Freyburg Methodist
Church sanctuary
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, June 2014 |
Freyburg United
Methodist Church sign
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, June 2014 |
Freyburg Community
Hall
South on CR 448
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, June 2014 |
Freyburg Cemetery,
formerly Sons of Hermann Cemetery
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, June 2014 |
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