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| Named
after Ludwig Boerne, a political refugee from Europe, this
was "a thinking (Ger) man's town". History would have you believe
that every farmer carried a volume of Schiller in his overalls. This,
of course, is an exaggeration; it was every other farmer with a volume
of Schiller (the rest carried Goethe). |
Boerne, Texas
Landmarks, Attractions & Photo Gallery
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Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Boerne's
Library
holds 33,000 volumes and boasts 8,700 cardholders. The library in
the handsome Joseph Dienger Building at 210 N. Main Street
has a statue of Ludwig Boerne near the main entrance.
Agricultural
Heritage Center - 1.1 miles outside of town in Boerne City Park
on Hwy 46 East.
A museum of agricultural implements.
A working blacksmith demonstration.
Open Wednesdays and Sundays 1:30 - 4:30.
Groups by appointment. 830-249-8000
Cascade
Caverns
- 3 miles to the SE of Boerne
Cave Without
a Name - FM 474 NW for 6 miles, right 4 miles on Krentzberg
Road. 830-537-4212. Admission.
Cibolo Wilderness
Trail
Kronkosky
Hill - 1911-17 Albert Kronkosky family homestead, now a school,
with scenic overview
Kuhlmann-King
Historical House -
402 E. Blanco St. 830-249-2030
Lake Boerne,
just south of I-10 a short drive west of town.
Guadalupe
River State Park ›
From Boerne Hwy 46 east 13 miles to Guadalupe River State Park.
This park is one of the Parks and Wildlife Department’s crown jewels.
Tall limestone bluffs dominate the cool inviting waters below. Tubing
and canoeing are available. A two-mile hiking trail follows the
river.
210-438-2656 more
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Staffel
Store historical marker
Photo courtesy Sarah
Reveley, February 2008 |
Back
view of the Ye Kendall Inn
Photo courtesy Sarah
Reveley, February 2008 |
Ye
Kendall Inn historical marker
Photo courtesy Sarah
Reveley, February 2008 |
Stone
steps leading down to
an abandoned swimming pool
Photo courtesy Sarah
Reveley, February 2008 |
"Main Street,
Boerne, Texas"
1887 Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
"The Cibolo",
Boerne, Texas
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
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Boerne History
"... In 1849
a group of German colonists from Bettina camped on the
north side of Cibolo Creek, about a mile west of the site of present
Boerne. They called their new community Tusculum, after Cicero's
home in ancient Rome. In 1852 Gustav Theissen and John James laid
out the townsite and changed the name to Boerne in honor of Ludwig
Boerne, a German author and publicist. A post office was established
in 1856 with August Staffell as postmaster. The community had only
ten houses in 1859, but it was chosen as county seat by a margin of
sixty-seven votes after the county was established in 1862...."
See Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tshaonline.org/ |
Boerne Tourist
Information
Boerne's Chamber
of Commerce at 126 Rosewood will provide you with a detailed map,
as well as answer any questions you may have. They also have brochures
for nearby attractions, dining and lodging. Their own publication
(The Official Guide to Boerne) answers the questions you forgot to
ask.
Phone: 888-842-8080 or 830-249-8000.
Website: www.boerne.org |
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