New Ulm, Texas
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New Ulm, Texas is a small, unincorporated town in south central Texas located midway between Austin and Houston. It was founded in 1841 as "Duff's Settlement", named for James C. Duff, who purchased the original land on which the town was built. The original site of New Ulm is approximately one mile away from its present location.
New Ulm, located Austin County at the intersection of FM 109 and FM 1094, is midway between six larger towns — Columbus, Bellville, Brenham, Sealy, Fayetteville and LaGrange.
New Ulm has an active local Chamber of Commerce, a 4-county area Chamber of Commerce, a volunteer fire department, and a Lions Club.
[edit] References
- Jackson, Charles Christopher (2001). New Ulm, Texas, in Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association. URL accessed January 14, 2006
- New Ulm Chamber of Commerce. URL accessed January 14, 2006
[edit] Further reading
- Rudolph L. Biesele, Rudolph L. (1930). The History of the German Settlements in Texas, 1831-1861, Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones.
- Frelsburg Historical Committee (1986). The History of Frelsburg, New Ulm, Texas: Enterprise.
- Schmidt, C.W. (1930). Footprints of Five Generations, New Ulm, Texas: New Ulm Enterprise.
