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Old 09-20-2014, 04:05 PM
 
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What's the history behind wt. Montgomery rd on the far west side by hwy 90
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Old 09-21-2014, 05:07 AM
 
Location: San Quilmas, Tx
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What's the history behind wt. Montgomery rd on the far west side by hwy 90
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W. T. Montgomery of San Antonio was president of the Texas Hereford Association in 1929. He was drafted to serve over his protest and was not present at the meeting the night he was elected. He declined a second term.

One thing he did while president was to make a tour with R. J. Kinzer, secretary of the American Hereford Association to visit a great many of the Texas members of the national organization. It brought about a better understanding between the two associations.

Montgomery owned an outstanding herd of registered Hereford that were west of San Antonio and which was sold to Joe R. Straus and took the name of Straus Medina Hereford Ranch. Club boys feeding calves bred on the Montgomery Ranch won many prizes at major shows. He was active in the San Antonio show and supplied foundation stock for many South Texas herds.
Above was gleened from quick search of Texas/Bexar County history.
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Old 09-27-2014, 09:20 AM
 
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I first read about Perrin-Beitel Rd. in San Antonio Uncovered
by Mark Louis Rybczyk.

San Antonio Uncovered
(There are other interesting facts about the origins of San Antonio.)


Perrin-Beital Road was named long before the land was annexed to the city
after two families with substantial land holdings in the area: Alphonse Perrin,
born in New York of Swiss descent, & Martha C. Perrin, also Joseph Beitel,
a German immigrant.
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Old 09-27-2014, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Tejas
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I first read about Perrin-Beitel Rd. in San Antonio Uncovered
by Mark Louis Rybczyk.

San Antonio Uncovered
(There are other interesting facts about the origins of San Antonio.)


Perrin-Beital Road was named long before the land was annexed to the city
after two families with substantial land holdings in the area: Alphonse Perrin,
born in New York of Swiss descent, & Martha C. Perrin, also Joseph Beitel,
a German immigrant.

There's an old family cemetery which is now residing within the parking lot of a storage unit facility on the west side of the road.
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Old 09-27-2014, 07:53 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Does anyone know why 1604 was named after Charles W. Anderson? I looked him up & he has no visible affiliations with San Antonio or Texas.
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Old 09-27-2014, 09:17 PM
 
Location: San Quilmas, Tx
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Does anyone know why 1604 was named after Charles W. Anderson? I looked him up & he has no visible affiliations with San Antonio or Texas.
Not hard to figure out why:

Charles William Anderson, Sr (1891 - 1964) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Old 09-27-2014, 11:32 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Interesting, thanks
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Old 09-16-2022, 06:05 PM
 
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I met Mr.Eisenhauer in 1958 or 59 he liver between Remount and Eisenhauer rd, and Eisenhauer rd started east of 410 one mile and ran west to Holbrook did not cross the Salado creek it ended there, that bridge that's there now was built in the early to mid 60,s and at that time Lanark was the major street that ran from loop 13 which is now 410 to Austin hwy. Rittimen rd had a low water crossing then too.
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Old 09-17-2022, 08:14 AM
 
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I have heard the kids who died on the “haunted railroad” all have roads named after them. Anybody have info?
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Old 09-17-2022, 09:33 AM
 
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Harry Wurzbach (along with Wurzbach Pkwy) is named for, guess who? Harry Wurzbach was the first native Texan to win election to Congress as a Republican. He was also a volunteer in the Texas Infantry during the Spanish American War. (Harry M. Wurzbach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

But DID YOU KNOW...NW Military Hwy and the segment of Loop 410 between Harry Wurzbach and NW Military all used to be called Harry Wurzbach Hwy?
(http://www.texasfreeway.com/SanAnton...io_highres.jpg)
Wurzbach Rd. was named after Harry's brother, William. That's why the other one is "Harry" Wurzbach Rd. William Wurzbach, who owned a ranch around what is now I-10 and Wurzbach Road, built a road through his property and eventually deeded the road to the county, which named it after him. https://www.texashighwayman.com/wurzbachs.shtml
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