Marker Inscription
German immigrant farmers were the first settlers of this area, which was orignally called Goodwin. Henry D. Gruene established a large cotton farming operation here in the 1870s. He built a mercantile, cotton gin and dance hall, and conveyed land for school, the town became know as Gruene in 1903, a boll weevil infestation destroyed the cotton crop in 1925 and signaled the decline of the town. Restoration effort begun in the 1970s revitalized the area, the town was listed in the Natonal Register of Historic Places in 1975. (1988)
About this site
Gruene is a historical marker in Gruene, Comal County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 106 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 256 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7390, -98.1037 near Gruene. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gruene Mercantile, Original (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gruene, H. D., Mercantile, Neuse, Erhardt, House, and Gruene's Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091002293. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
