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For centuries, people settled in the Edwards Aquifer region, because of the abundance of fresh, pure spring water.

The Edwards Aquifer Timeline

1828

Edwards County named for Hayden Edwards, called the "Empressario of West Texas"

 

1845

German settlers begin settlement on the Comal River; they name the community New Braunfels