Roberts Cove was named after Benjamin Robert, the original owner of the Spanish Land grant for this area.

In 1883 a German Benedictine priest was here and wanted to extablish a monastary. Though the monastary was never built, German Catholics came to this area to avoid religious persecution.

For more information see http://stsleoandedmund.org/stleo/parish-history
Also see http://www.robertscovegermanfest.com/#!our-history

Also see their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/robertscovegermanfest