The Birth of German Texas, Industry and New Braunfels 

Thank you for such a great compliment

Similar to Britain's monarchy. lol

Thanks for visiting

It'll be ruined soon..

I know, I’m being suffocated with so many people moving here😩😩😩

Ditto, it’s blowing up. I only hope it stays the same and they don’t screw it up. I don’t want to move again.

@@TheCowboyRN1 heard a couple of days ago that there are currently 80 subdivisions going up in NB.🤮

Sorry to hear that. Your city _will_ fast become a noisy, dilapidated cesspool, and you won't even hear English being spoken anymore. Ironically, despite them building all around your once-isolated, bucolic property, you'll actually feel _more_ alienated and alone. Oh well, it's all worth it so long as no one thinks I'm a bigot, which is definitely the worst thing a human being could possibly be. No, but anyway, the aforementioned hypothetical is exactly what happened to me. It used to be eerily isolated with no neighbors within a 3-mile radius and you could see every single star in the night sky. But sure as the sun rises in the east, the suburban sprawl of cheap housing and repetitive shopping centers that pop up seemingly overnight has subsumed it, and I now have the distinct privilege of getting to hear my vibrant new neighbors blaring godawful Tejano music every night until 4am so loudly that my walls shake. I also love how my other neighbors beautified my formerly scenic view by effectively making a junk yard/impound lot comprised of towers of rusted-out cars, decaying mattresses and bathtubs, and children's swing sets overgrown with weeds. Both political parties push for this endless growth because they care more about the GDP and the economy than they do a healthy and happy populace, so I don't see it ending any time soon.

My great grandparents and grandparents on my dad's side and my great grandparents on my mother's side were Germans from Russia.

@@bonnieharris8112 . Love hearing this as I am a rabid Germanophile!♡

I'm a loud and proud Germanophile!♡

My grandparents on my father's side were Volga Germans.

Though I didn't explore this part of history for the video, I would imagine that the culture may have faded considerably during this time.

Some of the earliest settlers were from NW Germany. I didn't study the religious background of the Germans very heavily for this (though in hindsight maybe I should have), but I know that in general they were mixed in that regard.

In some of my upcoming videos I wasn't so fortunate. We've had a lot of cloudy days lately.

I'm definitely going to that area soon. Thanks

I'd definitely like to go inside. It looks like maybe it's an apartment or condo building now?

@@secretsoftexas6872 it is, I lived on the the 7th floor for several years. The steal superstructure is riveted (build before welding) and the central atrium is an 8 story space going all the way up. Just off of that downtown circle we have Naegelins German Bakery which is the oldest in all of Texas (open since 1868)

If they do, it's in an old country dialect..

Only the ones who are German immigrants

Maybe a few elderly, but that would be it.

I'll definitely put some thought into it. There are probably a few hundred Fredericksburg videos on RU-vid though. Maybe I'll try to find a unique angle.

Large towns were once small towns, and all towns have secrets.

@@bonnieharris8112 . True.

From most sources I've seen to pronounce in proper German the r would be almost silent but as an "oo" not "a". Even with that looks I still didn't get it right.

There’s a lot of Hispanics but the name of the city is based on the history behind the city. Not based on who lives in it. A little racey there...

@@brandonlopez7683 if you didn't think about racism you would realize it's just a question nothing else don't prove the point

Texas was settled by people of many nations, so the towns they built have names related to their background. It gives our state a cultural richness of which Texans are very proud.

@@edmonddantes3640 thank you sir you are a gentleman answering my question an not putting a hateful racist remark in your reply now I understand Thanks again godbless you

@@karienslaven9095 you're literally the one that brought up race then accused a Hispanic person of being racist. You said "texas is basically just mexico"

This is Texas with mostly Hispanic people 😋

Duh

Well said👍

Research the Battle of Nueces before you hate on all the German settlers. I feel it would be ignorant to think that decent individuals didn't exist throughout history.

Practice what you preach about being truthful. ' illegal immigrant" when pertaining to the settling of America is a simplistic and stereotypical belief. History is full of times when one people conquered others, the Norman invasion of England.the Muslim Ottoman Empire, the Zulu conquest of Southern Africa, even the American Indians pushed other tribes from their land. As for the German settlers of Texas, they had agreements with the local tribes for many years. They also didn't own slaves. But is typical of some, you're here to smugly virtue signal with a shallow and falsely progressive view of Texas history and make everything raaaaaaaacist

@@edmonddantes3640 . WELL said!!!

Literally every single thing you said is wrong. First, Germans were vehemently opposed to slavery and even sided with the Union in the Civil War. Many of them were lynched and imprisoned as a result. Second, they did not come illegally. They settled Texas on land grants from Mexico, who was unable to settle it themselves, due to resistance from Natives. Mexicans even supplied some of their own Texas towns like Gonzalez with cannons to use against Natives. Third, they did not settle on land occupied by Natives. Their original Fisher-Miller land grant was in Native territory, and as such, they did not settle there, but further south. And the towns they settled were done so with cooperation with the native Comanches. In fact, the treaty between Baron Meusebach and the Comanches is believed to be the only treaty between Natives and settlers that was never broken by either group. You seriously need to educate yourself before spouting off your nonsense.