The Scenic Loop – Boerne Stage Corridor was recently listed on the prestigious Preservation
Texas "Most Endangered Places 2009". The historic Corridor is under siege! The hills
are being dynamited for subdivision development. Our water quality and resource,
wildlife habitat, view sheds, and historic communities are being destroyed and/or
compromised. This corridor and every other one that connects San Antonio with the
Texas Hill Country, without exception, has been upgraded to allow for maximum transport
of traffic. Because of the lack of county regulation, minimal municipal regulation,
and intensive development of rural areas outlying San Antonio, the Scenic Loop –
Boerne Stage Corridor is under immediate threat of being upgraded.
Please sign the Scenic Loop – Boerne Stage Alliance Letter of Support
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To Whom It May Concern,
I support the efforts of the Scenic Loop – Boerne Stage Alliance to pursue the historic
designation of the Scenic Loop – Boerne Stage Corridor from its intersection at
Bandera Rd (Hwy 16) to the Balcones Creek at the Kendall County Line. This Corridor
also includes Boerne Stage Rd at Leon Springs at I-10, west to the Toutant-Beaurregard
intersection, and continues west on Toutant to the Kendall County Line.
Much documentation of the history of the Scenic Loop – Boerne Stage Corridor is
found in archaeological records, Spanish Land Grants, Civil War Veteran Land Scripts,
historic deeds, stage coach schedules and various other writings, including oral
histories. Several areas and homes along the Corridor have received or have applied
for national and/or state historic designations. Some are included in the Heart
of Texas Wildlife Trail – East, produced by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,
and two of several novels written about the area: Helotes: Where the Hill Country
Begins (C. Massey) and The Settlement of Leon Springs, Texas (M Richardson). We
lend our support in protecting and preserving this historic Corridor and the natural
integrity of the area, and encourage you to do the same.
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