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SISTERDALE, TEXAS
Kendall County, Texas Hill Country
FM 1376 and FM 473
13 miles N of Boerne
13 miles E of Comfort
32 miles E of Kerrville
SE of Fredericksburg
Population: 63 (2000 est) |
History in a Pecan Shell
 Nicolaus
Zink, the man who surveyed New Braunfels for Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels
is credited with founding the town. The name comes from Sister
Creek. The tiny population grew with the arrival of "Forty-Eighters"
- dissidents (many of them intellectuals) leaving Europe after a
failed revolution.
Frederick Law Olmsted (noted landscape architect and creator of
NYC's Central Park) visited Sisterdale on his cross-country trip.
Sisterdale was granted a post office in 1851.
The community was open on its anti-slavery and pro-Union policies -
it's relative isolation probably protecting it from Confederate
reprisals. When the war was over, Sisterdale lived in blissful
tranquility - its population comprised of an estimated 150 people
(1884).
Sisterdale had a store, gin and a factory for making Cypress
shingles - an important industry at that time.
 In 1914 there were only 25
residents which doubled by the mid-20s. In 1968 the estimate was
sixty-three - the same number that appears on the 2004 state map.
Sisterdale has grown in the past few years to include a great Texas
Winery, a super Candle making company and a terrific spa and resort.
Take a moment to drive through Sisterdale to enjoy the flavor of a
true pastoral hill country town.
Sisterdale is also home to the famous
Sister Creek Vineyards. One of the Hill Country's oldest wineries.
Check out their listing HERE
Photo credits to: Top Left: The dam on
Sister Creek
Photo courtesy
Barclay Gibson, December 2007 and
bottom right: The schoolhouse in 2002. TE Photo
Sources of information
from gratefully provided through the following links:
http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasHillCountryTowns/Sisterdale-Texas.htm
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