
N 30° 40.190' W 96° 32.940' (WGS84)
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Location: United States > Texas
Cache Type: Virtual
Size: No container
Status: Ready for Search
Date Hidden: 17 April 2011
Date Created: 18 April 2011
Last Modified: 11 May 2011
Waypoint: OU028B
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GeoKrety History
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There's not many places to put a traditional container so this is a virtual. The sign reads:
Anglo settlement in this area can be traced to 1851. Henry B. Steele built a general merchandise store in 1855 to serve residents of the rural community, originally called XXXXXXX because of frequent Brazos River floods. The store became the center of the community, and when a post office was established there in 1878 the settlement was renamed Steele's Store. Italian immigrants, primarily from the provinces of Trapani and Palermo, began settling here in the 1870s. Many of the families established large farms, and by the early 20th Century the Italian community here was one of the largest in the United States. A one-room schoolhouse built in 1889 was later replaced with larger structures as the population grew. The school eventually was consolidated with the Brazos County Independent School District. Predominantly Roman Catholic, the settlement was served by priests from St. Anthony's Church in Bryan until 1903, when San Salvador Catholic Church was built. The church became the focal point of the community, with traditional Sicilian celebrations held each March to honor St. Joseph. Many descendants of the area's pioneer Italian families still reside in the vicinity.
What was the community originally called? Use the answer in all lower case to log this cache.
I would like it if you would post a picture of yourself or your group at the marker, please cover/block out the answer.
Congrats to Manofsteel for the FTF!
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29 March 2013 Aardvark Found it
09 November 2012 AgNav Found it
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08 May 2011 geohiker Found it
07 May 2011 Manofsteel Found it
FTF! Found this virtual cache on a cache run this morning. I enjoyed reading about the history in the area. TFTVC!