Ernst Hermann Altgelt: Founder of Comfort, Texas

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Book about Ernst Hermann Altgelt, the founder of Comfort, Texas. It includes information about Altgelt and his family, and information about the establishment of the city.

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31 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

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Stewart, Anne & Stewart, Mike 2010.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided by the Anne and Mike Stewart Collection to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 3284 times, with 23 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

Based in Comfort, Kendall County, Anne and Mike Stewart amassed a personal collection of written works about the Texas German freethinkers and the Nueces Battle and Massacre of August 10, 1862.

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Book about Ernst Hermann Altgelt, the founder of Comfort, Texas. It includes information about Altgelt and his family, and information about the establishment of the city.

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31 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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  • 2010

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  • April 1, 2011, 6:57 p.m.

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Stewart, Anne & Stewart, Mike. Ernst Hermann Altgelt: Founder of Comfort, Texas, book, 2010; Comfort, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151370/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Anne and Mike Stewart Collection.

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