The Timeline
The ancient history of the Alcase region currently in France is full of power struggles, wars and boundary changes. The rich and productive land next to the Rhine river contains the iconic Alsatian towns of Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse, and the tiny village of Wahlbach. The carpenters and masons building the Steinbach house in Wahlbach France would be proud to know how much care, respect and reverance has been given to their structure in the last 400 years.
- 1618-1648 Steinbach House Built in Wahlbach, France
- 1776 United States Independence from the United Kingdom
- 1836 Battle of the Alamo
- 1843-1847 Castro brings Immigrants from Alcase to Texas
- 1844 Castro founds the city of Castroville
- 1845 Texas Statehood as part of the United States of America
- 1845 Castro founds Quihi
- 1852 The Huegele Homestead
- 1852 Fall: Construction begins on St. Mary's School in San Antonio
- 1853 Construction begins on St. Dominic Church in D'Hanis
- 1855 The Rohrbach Homestead
- 1861 American Civil War
- 1890 Quihi Gun Club Formed
- 1914 WWI
- 1939 WWII
- 1948 Sammy's Restaurant Opened in Castroville
- 1998 Steinbach House was moved to Castroville Texas
- 2021 Restoration efforts begin on Rohrbach House