Near River Crossing Used by New Braunfels' First Settlers

At the crossing of the San Antonio-Nacogdoches Road on the Guadalupe River (used earlier by some of Texas' most famous trail-blazers) about 200 German colonists ended a journey that had begun six months before, in Europe. Here, on Good Friday,1845, they founded the town of New Braunfels, named for the estate of Prince Solms-Braunfels, the commissioner-general of the German Emigration Society. Part of a wave of German colonists,1844-1847, this small group and others like it have left a distinctive mark on the heritage and culture of Texas. (1969)

Near River Crossing Used by New Braunfels' First Settlers is a historical marker in New Braunfels, Comal County, dedicated in 1969. 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 29.6976, -98.1057 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is Faust Street Bridge (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Breustedt, Wahnschaffe, and Texas Germans in the Civil War.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091003561. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.