A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
Schulenburg in 1877
By Gary E. McKee
In describing locations that were quickly turned from virgin dirt to a bustling town due to the possibilities of getting rich quickly the phrase “sprang up” is often used, Most of these towns quickly disappeared. Schulenburg was a town founded on property owned by Christian Baumgarten and Louis Schulenburg. In the early 1870s, the railroad being built out o…