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The beginnings of Kendalia - Event in/near Kendalia
Photo Credit: Jay Pennington click to their website	The beginnings of Kendalia - Kendalia was first surveyed by D. W. Grady in 1883 for early settler Carl Gustav Vogel, who built a gin and gristmill at the town. In 1895 the post office records were transferred from Curry`s Creek to Kendalia.

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St. Mary's Sanitarium 1896 - in/near Boerne

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Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives -
Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne)

St. Mary's Sanitarium

A facility used for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). One of the founders of this sanitarium was Dr. Ferdinand Herff, a prominent early German settler in Boerne. Dr. Herff was instrumental in getting the railroad from San Antonio to Boerne which would help get his patients to Boerne. Boerne was a center for the treatment of TB due to its fresh air as at this point there were no antibiotics for TB. This building was torn down in 1930.

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Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908 (Comfort) 1908 - in/near Comfort
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Esther Wiedenfeld	Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908 (Comfort) Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908-1909 - In picture left to right, unknown, unknown, Richard Schladoer, Eddy Allerkamp, Henry Allerkamp, Richard Doebbler, Rudolph Allerkamp - building the Allerkamp Store on High St., in Comfort. Click here to read more about it...

Calrow Bldg 1920 1920 - in/near Boerne
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne) click to their website	Calrow Bldg 1920 Calrow Bldg 1920 Chat with Col. Bettie Edmonds - Oct 2013 Click here to read more about it...

The beginnings of Boerne 1852 - in/near Boerne
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Jay Pennington click to their website	The beginnings of Boerne In 1852 Gustav Theissen and John James laid out the town site and named it Boerne in honor of Ludwig Boerne, a German author and publicist. Boerne developed the reputation of having a very healthful environment and quickly became a health resort with the arrival of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in 1887. Click here to read more about it...

Ort`s Saloon Beer Truck - 1900 1900 - in/near Boerne
Click photo to enlarge Photo Credit: Dietert Historical Archives - Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne) click to their website	Ort`s Saloon Beer Truck - 1900 Ort`s Saloon Beer Truck - 1900 Chat with Col. Bettie Edmonds - Oct 2013 Click here to read more about it...

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The beginnings of Kendalia

St. Mary's Sanitarium

Rudolph Allerkamp Store being built 1908 (Comfort)

Calrow Bldg 1920

The beginnings of Boerne

Ort`s Saloon Beer Truck - 1900