Kentucky Mountain Horses for Sale near Pflugerville, TX

About Pflugerville, TX

The area was initially settled by German immigrant Henry Pfluger, Sr. (1803–67) and members of his family from late 1849 into early 1850. Pfluger had been a wealthy farmer in Germany, but lost all of his property during the Prussian War. [ clarification needed ] He arrived in the country with $1,600 and purchased 160 acres (0.65 km 2) of land two miles (3 km) east of Austin from John Liese, a brother-in-law who had immigrated before him. In 1853, Pfluger paid Liese $960 for a 960-acre (3.9 km 2) tract of land in an area known as Brushy Knob.