Fredericksburg Texas! This was settled by Germans in the mid 1800s, and is still very German!There are very many wineries between Johnson City and Fredericksburg. We settled on Wildseed Farms. The sommelier at our wine tasting was superb at zeroing in on what MJ really likes.This is where our wine’s grapes are grown.Vereins Kirche, built in 1847 as the center for the community’s church and other activities. It is now a museum dedicated to the history of Fredericksburg.Holy Ghost (Heilige Geist) Evangelical Protestant Church. This congregation met at the Vereins Kirche until 1888. This was built in 1893. The tower houses an original bell from the Vereins Kirche, dating to the 1840s.County Jail of 1885. This was used as the county jail until 1939.Old St. Mary’s Church (Die Alte Kirche or “Marienkirche”). St Mary’s Parish dates to 1846 when the Germans arrived in Fredericksburg. This building was completed in 1863 and served as the parish church until the larger building next door was opened in 1906.St. Mary’s Catholic Church, built in 1906.I just had to check it out!So the Fredericksburg High School mascot is the “Battlin’ Billies”, as in goats!
