Celebrating 175 Years of Yorktown

Since mentioning Moritz Riedel, Sr. in the article about the Knights of the Golden Circle I find him and his family of considerable interest. He was born in Kahla, Saxony, Germany and became a baker. He was upset by the turbulence and conflicts in Germany so came to Texas in 1849. He purchased 640 acres and decided to build a dam on a creek three and a half miles south of Yorktown. He set it up…