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Needville was founded by August Schendel, a German immigrant from Washington County who in 1891 purchased a 160 acres tract of land from H& TC Railroad. In 1892, August Schendel established a general store in the area he named Schendelville.
At that time it was one of the oldest continuing festivals in East Texas. On April 17, 1900, Dickson's Colored Orphanage was chartered in Gilmer. It was founded by a black Baptist preacher, the Rev. W. L. Dickson, and from 1900 to 1929 was the only orphanage for black children in Texas.