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Kohrville Community

18218/18202 Theiss Mail Route Road

Klein , 77379

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Notes:
"Klein - Texas Historical Foundation Museum", open 11a-3p last Saturday of month, except Nov., Dec. & May; old Wunderlich Farm houses
Directions: In "Klein - Texas Historical Foundation Museum", 3 markers at this site; next to Doerre Intermediate School; West on Theisswood Rd., right on Theiss Mail Route, left at entrance to "Memorial Estates" to stay on Theiss Mail Route, entrance to Doerre Intermediate School on right; Marker near bench, outdoor classroom seating area

Key Time Period: 1866 - 1876 Reconstruction

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:
In the 1870s, former slaves from Alabama and Mississippi settled on Cypress Creek, near a store owned by German immigrants Paulin and Agnes Kohrmann. The Kohrville Community, centered on farming, ranching and lumber industries, offered schools for white and black students. When area schools consolidated, Kohrville became part of Klein I.S.D.; African American students attended Kohrville School. In the late 1940s, the school district financed a new school for them. An architect, probably Alfred C. Finn, designed the new schoolhouse, which was later moved to this site. The school district was desegregated in the 1960s. Kohrville and its neighboring communities now are part of the ever-growing Houston suburbs. (2003)
Marker Type: Marker with Post
Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 330 J

GPS Coordinates: 30 01.789, 95 32.589

Precinct No: 4

Marker No: 12869