Located 20 miles east of Fredericksburg, the ghost town of Albert, Texas was listed as "for sale" for the negotiable price of $833,000 in 2009. The 13 acre town features an 85-year-old dance hall, an ice house stocked with cold beer, a creek, pecan and peach orchards and is adjacent to a limestone schoolhouse which was attended by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1921.
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Originally listed for sale on eBay in October 2007 for $2.5 millionU.S. News: Own Your Own Town: Albert, Texas, for Sale
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50 residents in 1925, reduced 25 in 2000, current population listed at 4U.S. News: Own Your Own Town: Albert, Texas, for Sale
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Lyndon B. Johnson attended town's adjacent schoolhouse briefly in 1921 (not included in purchase)U.S. News: Own Your Own Town: Albert, Texas, for Sale
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Located about 50 miles north of San Antonio, 20 miles east of FredericksburgU.S. News: Own Your Own Town: Albert, Texas, for Sale
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Neighbor to Texas Hill Country Vinyards
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Founded in 1882 by Albert Luckenbach
