Homesite of John O. Meusebach | |
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 John O Meusebach | |
  Homesite of John O. Meusebach Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°35′00″N 99°00′07″W / 30.58333°N 99.00194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Mason |
| Elevation | 1,522 ft (464 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | [2] |
The Homesite of John O. Meusebach is located at Loyal Valley in Mason County, Texas, 21 miles (34 km) north of Fredericksburg and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of the city of Mason, on U.S. Highway 87 to right-of-way at the intersection of US 87 and RM 2242. Meusebach moved to the property in 1869, after a tornado destroyed his family home in Comal County.
John O. Meusebach was born in Dillenburg, Duchy of Nassau, with a background in botany, and educated and trained as a lawyer. As Commissioner-General of the Adelsverein, he founded the city of Fredericksburg, and opened up the Fisher–Miller Land Grant territory to settlement when he brokered the Meusebach–Comanche Treaty. He later served as Texas State Senator District 22. His Loyal Valley homesite was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1969, Marker number 11288.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Homesite of John O. Meusebach". Recorded Texas Historic Markers. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 15 February 2011.