How do I get a historical marker placed on a particular property?
The state historical marker program is administered by the Texas Historical Commission. You can contact them at P.O. Box 12276, Austin, Texas 78711-2276, telephone (512) 463-6100.
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May 24, 1857
El Paso civic leader and cigar manufacturer born in Prussia
On this day in 1857, Ernst Kohlberg was born in Beverungen, Westphalia, at that time a province of Prussia. He left home in 1875 with Solomon C. Schutz, who had business interests in the El Paso area
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