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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.
The first Texas telephone exchange opened for business on August 21, 1879, and soon afterward another was established in Houston. According to other sources, which cite a San Antonio Daily Express article of June 11, 1893, it was George Washington Brackenridge of San Antonio who installed the first telephone.