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AMMANNSVILLE,
TEXAS
Central Texas
Ghost Town
Fayette County
Farm Road 1383 (off Hwy 77)
9 miles SE of La Grange
8 miles NE of Schulenburg
26 miles NE of Hallettsville
28 miles NW of Columbus
Population: 42 (1990)
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Ammannsville
road sign
Photo by John Troesser, 9-6-04 |
Named
after the town's first settler, Andrew Ammann, Ammannsville was settled
by German and Czech immigrants in the 1870s.
In 1876 the first business opened, and by 1879 the town had a post
office which operated until 1906.
St. John the Baptist Catholic church and a school opened in 1890.
Destroyed by the hurricane of 1909, the church was rebuilt. It burned
shortly thereafter and had to be rebuilt a second time.
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Although
800 people once lived in the immediate area, only a fraction of them
actually lived in the town proper.
Today the community consists of the KJT Hall, the church, an old cotton
gin and a few residences. |
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The KJT Hall
in Ammannsville
Photo by John
Troesser, 9-6-04 |
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The former cotton
gin.
Photo by John Troesser, 9-6-04 |
Ammannsville,
Texas Forum
Subject: Ammannsville
vs Ammansville
Regarding your article on Ammannsville, TX, I would like to point
out that the name of the town is misspelled in your article. You spelled
it Ammansville and the correct spelling is Ammannsville (two n's).
Thanks! The founder was my great-great grandfather. - Sincerely,
Mary Ann Ammann Richey, September 03, 2004
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