HISTORY
History of Garden Ridge
Story of Bracken Texas
by Carolyn Bindseil
In 1850, William Bracken became the owner of the lands known as the Vicenti Micheli League. These lands were owned by the State of Texas and the grant was signed by P.H. Bell, Governor of the State of Texas. <more...>
The Good Old Days
(an interview with Mrs. Carmen Eastman)
by Brooke Daniel
As Mrs. Carmen Eastman sits in her quaint, country house off Nacogdoches Road, she happily recalls her childhood memories. She was born in 1921 and still lives on part of the same acreage that her great-grandfather owned. Mrs. Eastman has so many wonderful stories to tell and jumps from one to another. <more...>
Some Memories of Garden Ridge, Texas
by Clyde Cox
In 1972, the citizens of a community near Bracken Texas, decided to incorporate to protect their homes from being annexed into the cities of San Antonio or Schertz. <more...>
Story by Carmen Eastman
December 2006
My favorite family story involves the cottage in the back yard of a home in Trophy Oaks Estates. When one of the new streets was first built, I took my father, Benjamin Robert Wahl, <more...>
El Camino Real in Garden Ridge Texas
The Garden Ridge area is rich in history and has been home to many residents including Native American Indians, Spanish and German settlers, and more. Our own "Nacogdoches Road", known as the King's Highway served as a main route between San Antonio and Nacogdoches during the Spanish occupation of the area. The road was built to transport the King of Spain between the two cities. <more...>
