Fire destroys historic Turner Hall - Fredericksburg Standard

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fbgstandard01, on June 24, 2016

Fire destroys historic Turner Hall

By Ken Esten Cooke Turner Hall, described by locals as “the best dance floor in Gillespie County,” burned Sunday night and into Monday morning in a loss to one of the city’s historic places. Firemen were toned out at about 10:45 p.m. and the building was already fully engulfed. Fredericksburg,

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