Historical Marker
Kendall County
Historical marker location:
Boerne, Texas
( San Antonio and Watts, E of Main Street)
Marker installed: 1936
Kendall County; created January 10, 1862; organized February 18, 1862. Named in honor of George Wilkins Kendall, 1809-1867; poet, journalist, author and farmer. One of the founders of the New Orleans Picayune; member of the Santa Fe Expedition; most successful sheep raiser in the Southwest,
Boerne, the county seat.