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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Carter, Kathy |
| Title, Analytic | Grasmeyer Hoped for Colorado River Business |
| Journal Title | The Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society) |
| Translation/Title | Summer 2012 |
| Date of Publication | 1934 |
| Volume ID | 2 |
| Location in Work | 116 |
| Notes | Originally appeared in the Fayette County Record, May 4, 2012 |
| Abstract | Frederick William Grasmeyer was born on Christmas Day 1800 in Hamburg, Germany. He was one of the first German citizens to immigrate to Texas and the first to acquire land in present day Fayette County. . . . He established a trading post, cotton gin and mill on his homestead [along the Colorado River] and built a river landing for his ferry boat. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Texas/ Texas -- Fayette County/ Grasmeyer, Frederick William, 1800-1887 |