History of Boerne

History of Boerne. Cibolo Creek. , Prehistoric , Prehistoric peoples visit site. Arrowheads are left behind., Native Americans , The Native Americans call Cibolo Creek “Xoloton” and “Bata Coniquiyoqui.”, Spanish Explorers , 1691 , Father Damián Massanet, who founds the first missions in East Texas, crosses this creek and calls it Santa Crecencia., 1716 , Domingo Ramón, a Spanish military commander, passes over this creek. He calls it “Rio San Ygnacio de Loyala.”, 1721 , Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo, the governor of Coahuila and Texas, fords this creek on his way to establish Spanish claims to Texas. He names it “Rio Cibolo” or “Arroyo del Cibolo.”, European Settlers , 1849 , Eight German settlers found Tusculum near the banks of the Cibolo Creek., Ludwig Börne , 1850s , Main Plaza is the center point for trading goods. Livestock are watered along the Cibolo Creek and kept in pens on The Commons, which is now Main Plaza., 1852 , Boerne, named after Ludwig Börne, is platted by Gustav Theissen and John James., 1854 , William and Christian Dietert open the first Boerne business, a saw and grist mill on the banks of the Cibolo., Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect for Central Park, visits Tusculum, which has the new name of Boerne., 1860–1864 , Civil War, 1870s , The Western Cattle Trail winds through Boerne and Kerrville to terminate in Dodge City, Kansas., 1880s , The railroad arrives in Boerne. Hotels and sanitariums also appear for vacationers and respiratory patients., 1896 , Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, with the assistance of Dr. Ferdinand Herff, establish the St. Mary’s Sanitarium located on this property along Main Street., Today , 1909 , City of Boerne incorporated with a population of 885., 1911 , Alfred Giles, a notable Texas architect, designs and oversees construction of the Second Public School (now City Hall)., 1941 , Boerne Grange #1545 organized to later become the City of Boerne Public Library., 1952 , The Drought of Record for the region begins and lasts through 1957., 1964 , The Cibolo Creek floods downtown Boerne and destroys buildings., 1976 , Work begins on Boerne City Lake, which is a flood control structure and a source of city drinking water., 2002 , Cow Creek Underground Water Conservation District is created by referendum., 2006 , GBRA Western Canyon Regional Water Supply Project begins in 2004 and is completed in 2006., 2011 , City of Boerne dedicates the Patrick Heath Public Library on June 4., [Captions - Top to Bottom:] , Comanche camp , Native Americans , Tusculum , Ludwig Börne , Afternoon at the dam, c. 1900s , Cibolo Dam, c. 1930s , Plat of Boerne, 1852 , Olmsted , Angora goats , Dietert grist mill along Cibolo Creek , Western cattle trail , Railroad depot in Boerne, c. 1910s , Cibolo Creek railroad bridge , San Antonio and Aransas Pass train, 1887 , Going down Cibolo Creek , Boerne City Lake , Autumn on Cibolo Creek , Kronkosky Company picture after an excursion on the railroad, c. 1900s