Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites is a historic state park located at 29.888° -96.876°, just off U.S. Route 77, south of La Grange, Texas. The park sits on a sandstone bluff above the Colorado River. Monument Hill is a crypt and memorial to the men who died in the Dawson Massacre and in the Black Bean Episode of the ill-fated Mier Expedition.Using our international travel planner, La Grange attractions like Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Site can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.
The Kreische Brewery site commemorates the contribution European immigrants made in Texas, specifically German immigrant, stonemason and brewer Heinrich Kreische, whose house and brewery ruins are in the park. The Kreische Brewery and house were listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1975.
On September 18, 1848, the remains of Texans killed in the Dawson Massacre and the Black Bean Episode (death lottery), which had been retrieved from their original burial sites, were reinterred in a common tomb with a sandstone vault at the location now known as Monument Hill. Over 1,000 people came for the ceremony including U.S. Senator Sam Houston.
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The monument was very good and was a tribute to the men who fought for Texas. The old house was set up for east viewing all the rooms. Each had time period pieces for what was in the home. The... more »
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German immigrant Henry Kreische built his spacious house and brewery on purchased land that already included Monument Hill, a tomb commemorating Texans who died in Dawson Massacre and Black Bean... more »
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