Parades, fireworks, fly-in, concerts part of Fourth of July weekend in New Braunfels
On March 14, 1845, Prince Carl Solms-Braunfels entered into an agreement with Maria Antonia Veramendi Garza and her husband to purchase 1,265 acres for the princely sum of $1,112, which included the present site of New Braunfels. Four days later, Prince Carl crossed the Guadalupe River at the ford of El Camino Real, which stretched from Nacogdoches to San Antonio. On March 21, 1845 â Good Friday â emigrant wagons forded the river at the same spot, marking the founding of New Braunfels. Now, 175 years later â with a one-year pandemic-prompted delay â itâs time to celeb...
Source: herald-zeitung.com