Leon Springs, Texas

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Leon Springs, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Leon Springs
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Leon Springs
Coordinates: 29°39′54″N98°37′45″W / 29.66500°N 98.62917°W / 29.66500; -98.62917
Country United States
State Texas
County Bexar
Elevation
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1,132 ft (345 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 210
GNIS feature ID1339823 [1]
Historic dogtrot cabin of the Aue Stagecoach Inn Aue dogtrot log cabin 2013.jpg
Historic dogtrot cabin of the Aue Stagecoach Inn
Historic saltbox houses of the Plehwe Complex Plehwe complex 2013.jpg
Historic saltbox houses of the Plehwe Complex

Leon Springs is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, United States, now partially within the city limits of San Antonio. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 137 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

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History

The region was settled in the mid-nineteenth century by German immigrants, most notably John O. Meusebach, George von Plehwe, and Max Aue. The Aue Stagecoach Inn became the first stop on the stagecoach route between San Antonio and San Diego, California. [2] The community came to some prominence as the location of an officer training school at Camp Bullis. The original Romano's Macaroni Grill was founded in Leon Springs; however, the company closed down this branch after the second of two devastating floods in July 2002. It was operated by Brinker International. [3] It is also the site for the first Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q. The restaurant chain was created by a descendant of town founder Max Aue, Rudolph Aue. The community currently has Baptist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, and non-denominational churches.

The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway reached Leon Springs in 1887. The stop was originally called Aue Station. [4]

Education

Residents are in the Northside Independent School District.

Students are zoned to:

Notable people

Media

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leon Springs, Texas
  2. ↑ "Leon Springs". The City of San Antonio. July 16, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2021. The Aue house/store became the first stop on the "Jackass" Stage route from San Antonio to San Diego, California.
  3. ↑ "Macaroni Grill opening two new San Antonio spots" . Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Office of Historic Preservation". www.sanantonio.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016-17 Elementary School Attendance Areas Archived 2016-09-08 at the Wayback Machine ." Northside Independent School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016-17 Middle School Attendance Areas." Northside Independent School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016-17 High School Attendance Areas Archived 2016-09-08 at the Wayback Machine ." Northside Independent School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lieutenant General Andrew Davis Bruce". University of Houston. Archived from the original on September 9, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
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  17. ↑ "Will Bury Body of First Texas Officer Killed: Funeral of Lieutenant Louis Jordan at Fredericksburg Saturday: Was Noted Athlete; Young Texan Made Enviable Record at State University". The San Antonio Light. June 9, 1921.
  18. ↑ Curator, Fort Sam Houston Museum (1990). Camp Bullis: A History of the Leon Springs Military Reservation, 1890–1990. Camp Bullis, TX: Fort Sam Houston Museum.
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  20. ↑ McNeill, Larry (October 1, 2007). "Abstract, The Man from Tenaha: George Edwin Bailey Peddy". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. Baltimore, MD: Project Muse, Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Adolf Topperwein". Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved November 17, 2011. Adolph (Ad) Toepperwein, noted marksman, was born in Boerne, Texas, on October 16, 1869, the son of German immigrants, Johanna (Bergman) and Ferdinand Toepperwein. ... Toepperwein died in San Antonio on March 4, 1962.
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