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Kendall County, Texas
Historical Markers in Comfort, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Comfort, in Kendall County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Ghost Towns, and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 2008. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Comfort stories
- Brownsboro Cemeteryplaced 2008
This cemetery served the community of Brownsboro, which was originally settled by shinglemakers.
- "Treue Der Union"placed 1968
("Loyalty to the Union") This German language monument, erected 1866, honors the memory of 68 men (mostly Germans) from this region who were loyal to…
- Hygieostatic Bat Roostplaced 1981
This shingle style structure was built in 1918 to attract and house bats in an effort to eradicate mosquitoes and thereby reduce the spread of…
- Freidenkerplaced 2000
Nineteenth Century Freethinkers From 1845 to 1861, a number of German Freidenker ("Freethinkers") immigrated to the Texas Hill Country.
- Tunnel of the Fredericksburg & Northern Railwayplaced 1978
In 1913 area residents raised money to build a railroad linking Fredericksburg to San Antonio.
All 5 historical markers in Comfort
Historical markers near Comfort
- Center Point5 stories · 10 mi
- Boerne11 stories · 16 mi
- Kerrville19 stories · 17 mi
- Fredericksburg26 stories · 21 mi
- Bandera13 stories · 22 mi
- Helotes5 stories · 28 mi
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