Two German
men met under an oak tree on Quihi Creek on May 26, 1890 to organize
the Quihi
Schuetzen (shooting) Verein (club). Now called the Quihi Gun Club, it is one
of
the oldest social clubs in the country with over 600 members. Having been built
on the Quihi Creek, the club's building had been washed away 3 times before the
building that stands today was built.
Dances are still held every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month! Visitors from all over the world enjoy dancing on one of the best wooden dance floors ever.
The Quihi and Elm Creeks that surround the Dance Hall are the reason the building stands 6' feet off the ground. Many of Texas' greatest Legends like Pappy Selph, Caesare Masse, and Cliff Bruner have spent many nights in Dance Halls like this. The Club, originally built to defend against Indian attacks, is the oldest continuous running gun club in the United States. They continue to meet each month.
Contact us at (830) 426-2859
Check out some QUIHI DANCE HALL photo's by clicking here !!
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Saturday, June 27th,
2009
BOBBY JORDAN and RIDGE CREEK
9:00pm-1:00am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, July 11th,
2009
CACTUS COUNTRY
9:00pm-1:00am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, July 25th,
2009
DANA LEE and the RANGER BAND
9:00pm-1:00am
$8.00 per person
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This page last
updated March 28, 2009
Little Country Dancehall written and sung
by Brenda Franckowiak of
Quihi Gun Club
header, pic of dancehall
and Visit Quihi, Tx logo are copyrighted by Katherine Adlong.
Web site maintained by Mike and Ruthie Ludwig (Dos Gringos)