Visiting Seguin, Texas - August 12th, 2017
Visit Seguin, Texas on a hot summer day and start the tour at the heart of the city, the 1935 Guadalupe County Courthouse
If you like pecans, you are in the right place!
The south side of the courthouse has a fountain and Justice above the door
Central Park is just south of the courthouse and has a gazebo
A monument to the 1866-1887 Cattle Trail to Kansas lies before the fountain
The town is named for Juan Sequin (1806-1889), Hero of Texas Independence
Refurbished Hotel Park Plaza served as my Dad's dorm one year in the 1950's
Next, visit Texas Lutheran University, park at the Alumni Student Center
The Chapel of the Abiding Presence is just beyond the ASC
The recently cleared site of Emma Frey Hall, my mom's dorm for a year
Between the Chapel and Langner Hall is the Alumni Park
The Victory Bell was only item kept from the original Brenham campus
Site & cornerstone of Old Main (1912-1977), first building of the new campus
Alumni Park fountain among the Victory Bell and Old Main cornerstone
100th Anniversary of TLU in Seguin was celebrated in 2012
Beyond the Alumni Park is Langner Hall, the only building remaining that dad frequented during his school days in the mid 1950's
Wish to explore Langner Hall but locked this between semesters Saturday
Langner Hall was built in 1947, just broken in for students in the 1950's
Students have a 135° view out the lower windows & balconies above
Do enjoy the cool AC inside the Schuech Fine Arts Building on this 100° day
Drive over to Starcke Park and overlook the Guadalupe River
Golfers are wise to drive to the shade today, fairway or rough!
Concrete picnic table along the river side
View upstream toward the Saffold Dam & Power Plant Texas Grill
Climb back up the walking ramp to the river's edge & continue on
Looking back toward the walking ramp beyond another picnic table
Behold, the Saffold Dam and beyond a restaurant converted power plant
The water treatment plant on our side of Starcke Park
Three historical markers lie near the Saffold Dam view
Saffold owned the land first but Troell used the dam for his Grist Mill
The river is named for Our Lady of Guadalupe by De Leon in 1689
Troell provided Seguin's first water & electric utilities
The dammed river is great for paddling and has a marked 4 mile trail
If it is too hot to paddle, you can also just float along