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PSA Honor Roll :30
The 175th Anniversary Committee will be honoring longtime “natives” of New Braunfels at the Founders’ Day Breakfast in Landa Park on Saturday, March 14. If you were born in Comal County before December 31, 1945 and are a current resident, please contact the Sophienburg Museum and Archives to register for the honor roll by calling 830-629-1572 by March 1. For more information, check out their website at Sophienburg.com and look for honor roll.

PSA Founding Family Descendants :30
Are you a descendant of a New Braunfels’ Founding Family? Gather your crew and show your pride by joining us in the 175th Anniversary Founders’ Day Parade on Saturday, March 21 in Downtown New Braunfels. To register your family, print the descendent form found on the Sophienburg Museum and Archives website and submit it to the museum. For more information see website Sophienburg.com or call 830-629-1572.

a brief timeline

1842

A group of 21 German aristocrats came together at Biebrich on the Rhine, Germany, to form the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.

1845

Prince Carl arranges the purchase of 1,265 acres for $1,112. This included the present site of New Braunfels.

1845

On Good Friday, emigrant wagons forded the river, marking the founding of New Braunfels.

1846

Comal County was created by the Texas Legislature.

1850

New Braunfels was the fourth largest city in Texas.

1852

The first issue of the Neu Braunfelser Zeitung was published.

1856

The first wagon bridge across the Comal River was built by the City of New Braunfels.

1857

Henne Hardware opened and has been operating ever since. It is the oldest hardware store in Texas.

1858

The first public school was founded and funded through self-imposed tax.

1872

Heinrich (Henry) D. Gruene purchased 6,000 acres of farmland three miles north of New Braunfels.

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