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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Lee, Whitney |
| Title, Analytic | The County's Namesake: George B. Erath |
| Journal Title | The Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society) |
| Date of Publication | Summer 2010 |
| Volume ID | 32 |
| Issue ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 130-131, ill. |
| ISSN | 0730-3106 |
| Abstract | George Bernard Erath was a soldier, surveyor, and legislator, born in 1813, in Vienna, Austria. In 1832 he arrived in New Orleans, and by 1833 he moved to the Republic of Texas, where he became a surveyor in Robertson County. In 1843 he was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Texas, representing Milam County until 1845. Erath died in 1891. The city of Stephenville, in Erath County, boasts a set of Erath Memorial Arches at the entrance of Erath Street. |
| Notes | From the Stephenville Empire-Tribune, March 28, 2010 |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Texas/ History/ 19th century |