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Bethlehem Lutheran
Church and Chapel
Photo courtesy John Hallowell, April 2011 |
Quihi History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was part
of Henri Castro’s plan for a string of communities along the perimeter
of his land grant.
The unusual name may have been a corruption of an Indian word for
the Caracara,
a handsome Eagle-like bird often seen in the company of vultures.
The town was planned in 1845 and the first 10 families of Alsatians
moved here in 1846. The Indians promptly killed two of the families
and were a persistent problem until the 1870s.
Other families joined the original families and they formed a church
in 1852.
They had a post office from 1854 until 1872, and that same year, residents
of Quihi were credited with starting the first public school in Medina
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Quihi's Bethlehem
Lutheran Church
Photo courtesy John Hallowell, April 2011 |
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church Historical Marker
Photo courtesy John Hallowell, April 2011 |
Quihi Bethlehem
Lutheran Church
Forum:
"I and my wife, Jane Wood, lived in the parsonage of Bethlehem
Lutheran Church from November 1985 To December 1989. I was the pastor.
I was ordained in the church in Quihi on December 15, 1985. We remember
the Nietenhoeffers, Bax and Katherine Morris, the Reeds, assorted
Saadhofs. Elmer Beck was the pastor of the New Fountain Methodist
Church, a couple of miles up the road to Hondo,
at that time.
The meaning of the town's name was always discussed with no real info
available re its origin. Your explanation is as good as any.
We now live in Green Valley, TX. Both of us are retired and in good
health. Our address is 311 N. Conquistadores, 85614. Phone is 520
398-4367. Email is jane.wood@cox.net. We moved permanently into this
place September 9, 2005. We have moved around so much we don't receive
the Bethlehem Star anymore. Evelyn and O.J. used to put the paper
out. We would love to see it coming in again." - Dave Reid, October
18, 2005 |
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Another
view of Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Photo courtesy John Hallowell, April 2011 |
Quihi Texas
Forum
I have just
spend a long time wandering around in your site and am so impressed.
I live in a quiet little community called Quihi and am putting together
a pictorial history of our small town. I know I am going to enjoy
reading your newsletter! - quihikat aka Katherine Adlong, Quihi,
Texas, September 01, 2004
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Iron
fence around a grave in the cemetery
TE photo, 4-02 |
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