1927 Map of New Braunfels

About this map

The Guadalupe River anchors this 1920s landscape, winding through Comal and Guadalupe Counties as the primary corridor for settlement and industry. In New Braunfels, the urban grid is already well-defined, served by a dense network of competing rail lines including the Missouri Kansas And Texas and the International-Great Northern. Outside the city, the landscape is dotted with small rural schools like Rose School and Specht School, reflecting the era's localized education system before district consolidation. Downstream near McQueeney, the river supports industrial and educational sites, including a Brick Plant and Gaudalupe College. This map captures a particular moment in Central Texas development when small family-named stops like Gruene and Nolte functioned as vital hubs for the surrounding agricultural community, all while the river remained an un-dammed force characterized by Ditmar Falls and Morrison Falls.