Monument Hill
The remains of men who perished in
the struggle for Texas independence are entombed in this granite crypt. It is a memorial to the men who died in two
separate events in the 1840’s: the
Dawson Massacre and the infamous Black Bean Death Lottery.
Kreische Complex (House and Brewery)
The Kreische Complex
commemorates the life’s work of Heinrich L Kreische (1849 German immigrant) and
the ingenuity of those early European immigrants who laid the foundations of
modern Texas.
Kreische Brewery
In 1860, Kreische began building a brewery in
the ravine below his house so that he could utilize the spring water. By 1879, Kreische Brewery was the third
largest brewing operation in the state.
Kreische died after he fell from his wagon in 1882. Modernization of the brewing industry and
Kreische’s death spelled the doom of the brewery by 1884.
