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Boerne (/ ˈ b ɜːr n i / BURN-ee) [3] [4] is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, United States, [5] in the Texas Hill Country.Boerne is known for its German-Texan history, named in honor of German author and satirist Ludwig Börne by the German Founders of the town. [6]
Belonocnema kinseyi was first named in 1921 by Lewis Hart Weld based on individuals raised from asexual leaf galls collected on Quercus fusiformis in Boerne, Texas.The specific epithet "kinseyi" honors prominent entomologist and sexologist Alfred Kinsey, who greatly contributed to knowledge of North American gall wasps.
Unique features of the cave include the 50 ft-long (15 m) set of rimstone dams beneath the natural spring-fed pool, a 19 ft-long (5.8 m) special specimen of cave drapery our "Texas-sized cave bacon" thought to be the longest in Texas, stalagmites that resemble the nativity scene, and a large leaning column known as the Leaning Tower of Boerne.
In 1862, Boerne became the county seat of the newly formed Kendall County by a margin of only 67 votes. A courthouse was built in 1870 and is still in use, making it the second-oldest courthouse ...
Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.In 2020 census, its population was 44,279. [1] Its county seat is Boerne. [2] The county is named for George Wilkins Kendall, a journalist and Mexican–American War correspondent.
Pages in category "Boerne, Texas" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Spring Creek Cave is a cave in Kendall County, near Boerne, Texas, that is not open to the public. It is known for its fossil specimens and a three-mile-long underground river, which sometimes floods out into Spring Creek after heavy rains. [1] [2] [3]
Major alcohol companies have been bracing for a culture shift favoring nonalcoholic options. Consumers under 30 tend to buy less alcohol and drink less often.