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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settlement by German
immigrants occurred in the early 1890s. The site was chosen for the
juncture of Sandies Creek with the Guadalupe
River.
A school for area children was set up on the Wofford Ranch and was
called Wofford. But the singing of a popular German song (“Lindenau”)
at a school recital resulted in a change of name.
In 1895 when a store and post office opened, the name was applied
to the growing community at large. Proximity to Cuero
prevented any large scale growth, so Lindenau was content to travel
to Cuero for most important business.
In 1906 the community moved a mile to get alongside the tracks of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad, although the school
remained where it was founded. A depot was built and the new community
had a cotton gin and the relocated post office.
A mix-up in the spelling of the post office’s name resulted in six
week period in 1920 of the town being known as Lindeman, Texas.
The post office was finally closed in 1948.
The school was replaced by a three-story structure in 1930 which was
in use through the mid 1950s.
For over forty years (1920-late 1960s) the population was reported
as 60, dropping to 50 for the late 1960s and it remained at that level
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Dewitt
County 1907 postal map showing Lindenau (NW of Cuero)
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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