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Site of New Braunfels Academy, the first tax-supported Texas school still existent. By act of the State Legislature (where it was called "a great question of law and public policy") the academy was incorporated in 1858 -- 18 years before the 1876 Texas Constitution provided for local taxation for school purposes. Erected 1900, this building of New Braunfels Academy now is tax office of the Independent School District. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
Site of New Braunfels Academy is a historical marker in New Braunfels, Comal County, dedicated in 1965. 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 29.7025, -98.1285 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Braunfels Academy (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Schmidt Home, The Grotto, and The Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091004840. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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