Texas Historical Marker #12539
La Quinta de las Piedras (Miguel Menchaca House). Home of Miguel Menchaca, descendant of prominent Canary Islanders who came to texas 1731. Stone villa built in 1850's. In its thick rock walls are "gun-slits" for observation, defense. Spring under house supplied water in times of siege. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. #12539
19801 Scenic Loop Rd., Helotes, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #05960
Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery. The earliest burial in this cemetery occurred upon the death of Anton Gugger, a German immigrant who was interred on his farmland in 1881. In 1906, Gugger's descendants donated this portion of his property to the Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes for he church graveyard. The congregation was organized in the early 1900s to serve the German Settlers in the Helotes area. Many church members and pioneers of the Leon Valley and Culebra areas area buried in the cemetery. Both the graveyard and the congregation reflect the area's German Heritage. #5960
9963 Leslie Rd., Helotes, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #02432
Helotes. According to archeologists, human occupation of the Helotes area dates to about 7000 years before present, when small bands of Nomadic Indians who migrated sesonally in search of food and game camped in this vicinity. Early Texas Pioneer John M. Ross acquired title to the land here in 1836, purchasing rights to a republic of Texas land grant from Almazon Huston, Quartermaster general of the Republic of Texas Army. In 1852 Ross sold the property to Thomas Devine and Francise Giraud, who formed a partnership to survey to land and sell it in smaller plots. In 1858 Dr. George Frederick Marnoch purchased the land which later became the townsite of Helotes. The town of Helotes developed around the home and Mercantile Store of Arnold Gugger, who purchased property from Marnoch's heirs in 1880. Gugger became postmaster in 1888, and in 1908 sold his land to Bert Hielman, who opened the Town's first dance hall. Many farms and cattle and sheep ranches were esablished in the area. Helotes became a popular stop for a cowboys driving cattle to auction in San Antonio. Many descendants of early settlers still live in the area. #2432
14464 Old Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX, United States