 Picture Courtesy of Keith Peterson
Founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1880s, this community was named for Amanda Bengtson Gustafson, sister of the town's postmaster. By the 1890s Manda boasted homes, farms, a cotton gin, general store, and blacksmith shop. The Manda Swedish Methodist congregation, organized in 1892, built a sanctuary in 1909 and was active until 1962. A Lutheran chapel was built in 1896. The Methodist cemetery serves as a reminder of the arly settlement. In 1947 area schools combined to form the Manda School District. The school building now serves as a community center.
Texas Historical Commission - 1990
Wells Sch. Rd, off Manda Carlson Rd, Manor, Travis County Texas
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