One day, Margaret and I headed towards one of the best little German towns in Texas, Fredericksburg. In addition to good German food, there is the Nimitz Museum, named after one of the town's own.
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| St. Mary's Catholic Church. This building was finished in 1906. |
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| Not as ornate as some churches I have been in, it was very beautiful. |
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The large pipe organ is located in the choir loft above the entrance.
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The old St. Mary's Church was built in 1863, replacing the log cabin built when the parish was started with some of the first German immigrants in 1846.
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The inside of the old church is much plainer than the newer church, but is still used as a chapel.
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Although this building was completed in 1893, the congregation of the Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Church trace their origins to the first protestant services held in 1846 by German immigrants.
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| Admiral Chester Nimitz was born and raised in Fredericksburg. I have been to the museum several times before, but I always see something new each time. It is the best WWII museum I have been to. |
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| This large, life size bronze statue of Admiral Nimitz was placed in the plaze in front of the museum last year. |
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| I knew there were large game farms located between Fredericksburg and Bandera, but I never expected to see this sight alongside the highway on my way between the two towns. |
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