Kendall County
N 29° 47.671 W 098° 43.844
14R E 526023 N 3296046
This 1936 Cenntenial Highway marker holds a historical marker telling about the man after whom Kendall County is named.
Waymark Code: WMGKTT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2013
Views: 11
Near the sidewalk, at 204 E San Antonio Ave., Boerne, TX, between the old Kendall County Courthouse and the old Kendall County Jail, is a centennial-style highway marker from 1936. The base is a roughly cut cube of pink and black granite. On the slanted top of the marker is mounted a square, bronze plaque telling of the life of George W. Kendall. Kendall was a well-rounded man who was successful in goat ranching and journalism, among other things. This man is the namesake of Kendall County. The text of the plaque is given below.
On the face of marker is fixed an emblem of a circle surrounding a large star (like a sheriffs badge). Around the circular part is debossed the words "Texas Highway Department." Cut through the center of the large star is the date 1936. This is the style of highway marker set out during the centennial year from when the Republic of Texas gained independence from Mexico, and later became a state in the United States fo America; thus, a cenentennial marker from 1836 yo 1936. There is no date on the actual Texas historical plaque, but the corresponding highway marker is clearly dated 1936. The Texas Historic Commission entry #2920 references the plaque as being posted in 1936 as well.
Marker Number: 2920
Marker Text:
Kendall County
Created January 10, 1862
Organized February 18, 1862
Named in honor of
George Wilkins Kendall 1809-1867
Poet, journalist, author
and farmer
One of the founders of
the New Orleans Picayune
Member of the
Santa Fe Expedition
Most successful sheep raiser
in the Southwest
Boerne, the County seat
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