Pedernales, Texas | |
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  Pedernales  Pedernales | |
| Coordinates: 30°12′33″N 98°56′39″W / 30.20917°N 98.94417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | [1] |
Pedernales was an early settlement of German immigrants in Gillespie County, Texas, United States, and was part of the Adelsverein colonization of Texas. No trace of the settlement remains today.[2] It was located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Fredericksburg near what is now Texas State Highway 16. The Pedernales school received a Texas Historical Commission Subject Marker in 1993, Marker number 10095.[3][4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Brister, Louis E. "Adelsverein". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "THC Pedernales School". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Pedernales Rural School". Texas Historical Markers. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Retrieved January 25, 2011.