Sisterdale, Texas
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| Coordinates: 29°58′23″N 98°43′15″W / 29.97306°N 98.72083°WCoordinates: 29°58′23″N 98°43′15″W / 29.97306°N 98.72083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kendall |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 25 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-68060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1347179 |
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Sisterdale Valley District
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| Location | SR 1376, Sisterdale, Texas |
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| Area | 2,893 acres (1,171 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001996 |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1975 |
Sisterdale, Texas, is an unincorporated farming and ranching community, established in 1847 and located 13 miles (21 km) north of Boerne in Kendall County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located in the valley of Sister Creek. The current 2010 population is 25 and the elevation is 1,280 feet.
Sisterdale was settled in 1847 by German surveyor and free thinker Nicolaus Zink. Originally part of Comal, Sisterdale became part of Kendall County when the latter was formed in 1862.
Among the settlers were German pioneers Fritz and Betty Holekamp, geographer Ernst Kapp;Anhalt Premier progenyBaron Ottomar von Behr; journalist Dr. Carl Adolph Douai;August Siemering who later founded the San Antonio Express News; author, journalist and diplomat Dr. Julius Fröbel; future Wall Street financial wiz Gustav Theissen; and Edgar von Westphalen, brother to Jenny von Westphalen who was married to Karl Marx.
The first child born in Sisterdale (and in Kendall County) was Julius Holekamp on June 10, 1849 to Fritz and Betty Holekamp.
One notable early colonist was Edward Degener, future Republican U.S. Representative from Texas during Reconstruction. Degener's sons Hugo and Hilmar died during the Nueces massacre. To honor their memory, Degener along with Eduard Steves and William Heuermann, purchased land for the establishment of the German-language Treue der Union Monument, which became part of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas November 29, 1978.
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