Cross Mountain White Cross
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 30° 17.650 W 098° 52.141
14R E 512595 N 3351389
This white cross is an historic landmark located atop Cross Mountain near Fredericksburg, Texas
Waymark Code: WM3BA8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Chris777
Views: 100
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The earliest settlers to this area found heavy timbers on the top of a hill, the remnants of a wooden cross believed to have been left there by Spanish missionaries on top of the hill. John Durst, a German immigrant, named the hill Kreuszberg, German for Cross Mountain, and Cross Mountain is what it has been known as ever since.

The first modern era cross was erected in 1848, then in 1921, St Mary's Catholic Church erected a more permanent cross of reinforced concrete covered with sheet metal and painted white. Rebuilt in 1940 and electrified in 1946, it is currently owned by the City of Fredericksburg.

View from behind the cross looking out over the City of Fredericksburg.

City view

Plaque at the foot of the cross.

Plaque
Type of cross: Latin cross

Material used: Metal (steel, bronze, aluminium, ...)

Characteristics of this cross:
14 feet tall Core of the cross is reinforced concrete, outer skin is sheet metal. Electrified in 1946

Describe the location:
Located several miles north of Fredericksburg off RM 965, North Milam Street, there is a parking area at the base of the hill. An old rocky road winds its way from the parking area to the top of a limestone hill, with a elevation change of about 150 feet to reach the top, which is 1951 feet above sea level.

Year of manufacture: 01/01/1940

Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes
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