Comal County, Texas
Garden Ridge has 3 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Comal County. The marker list includes records dating to 1972. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, downtown architecture, homes, and businesses. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
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Incorporated into the present structure is the Schoenthal School, built in 1872. A late example of the German fachwerk style of architecture. (1972) Incise on base: Erected by Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Deason, Jr. and family.
View on map ↗Organized 1871, with 52 German members, by the Rev. William Felsing, itinerant minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Building was erected 1872 of native limestone; enlarged 1893; had brick façade and bell tower…
View on map ↗In the mid-19th century, several German families left nearby New Braunfels and established farms in what would become the village of Comal, Texas. At varying times, Comal has been known as “Wenzel” for one of these…
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