Comal
August Dietz Cottage
New Braunfels, TX
August Dietz came to Texas in 1849 as a German immigrant, and settled in New Braunfels.
Comal County Courthouse
New Braunfels, TX
In 1846 Comal County held its first court session in the home of its county clerk, Conrad Seabaugh.
Comal County, C.S.A.
New Braunfels, TX
Manufacturing and supply center in Civil War.
Emmie Seele Faust Memorial Library
New Braunfels, TX
Located on the corner of Coll Street and Magazine Avenue, the Emmie Seele Faust Memorial Library served as the New Braunfels Public...
Faust Hotel
New Braunfels, TX
First known as the Travelers Hotel, this inn was completed in 1929 with 63 guest rooms and reflected the thriving economy of the New...
Faust Street Bridge
New Braunfels, TX
Caravans carrying supplies to Spanish missions in east Texas and other travelers crossed the Guadalupe River on El Camino Real (The...
First Patented Wire Fence
New Braunfels, TX
[Special fence design at top of inscription] Virgina native William H. Meriwether (b. 1800), an early Comal County plantation owner, ran...
Fischer Store
Fischer, TX
Brothers Hermann Fischer (1826-1893) and Otto Fischer (1830-1904) emigrated from Germany to Texas in 1849 and 1852, respectively, and...
German Pioneers in Texas
Sattler vicinity, TX
In this area, now covered by Canyon Lake, German emigrants were the first settlers.
International & Great Northern Railroad in New Braunfels
New Braunfels, TX
As early as 1875, New Braunfels residents began petitioning rail companies to bring lines into the community.
Mill Street Telegraph Station
New Braunfels, TX
What began as smoke signals from hill to hill evolved into lines on poles.
New Braunfels
New Braunfels, TX
Founded on March 21, 1845 by Carl, Prince of Solms-Braunfels, Commissioner-General of the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants...
New Braunfels Academy
New Braunfels, TX
The first German settlers here in the 1840s were assured by their sponsor--The Society for the Protection of German Immigrants to...
New Braunfels: County Seat of Comal County
New Braunfels, TX
Early inhabitants of this area included Karankawa, Lipan, Tonkawa and Waco Indians.
Phoenix Saloon
New Braunfels, TX
Built in 1871, the original Phoenix Saloon building was a two-story brick, rock, and stucco building built by John Sippel located on the...
Richard E. and Ella Sodke Kloepper House
New Braunfels, TX
Texas native Richard E. Kloepper and Ella Sodke married in 1906, the same year construction began on this house.
Riley's Tavern
New Braunfels, TX
Rileys Tavern, Hunters oldest business, is housed in a circa 1895 building that was the Galloway Saloon and later home to the Bernardino...
Site of New Braunfels Academy
New Braunfels, TX
Site of New Braunfels Academy, the first tax-supported Texas school still existent.
Site of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Mission - Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission
New Braunfels, TX
Established on 1756 in the Guadalupe River at or near present New Braunfels as an extension of the ill-fated Mission San Francisco Xavier...
Startzville Community
Canyon Lake, TX
The area of Startzville was established at the intersection of Cranes Mill Road and Sattler Road.
The Hofheinz House
New Braunfels, TX
The Hofheinz House German Native Frederick Hofheinz came to the New Braunfels area with his family in 1852.