Leon Springs

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Historic Dogtrot log cabin of the Aue Stagecoach Inn
Historic Saltbox houses of the Plehwe Complex
Modern tents in Camp Bullis

Leon Springs is a suburb of San Antonio in Bexar County , Texas .

history

The region was settled by German immigrants in the mid-19th century , the best known of whom are Otfried Hans von Meusebach (John O. Meusebach) , Max Aue, the founder of the Aue Stagecoach Inn, and George von Plehve, the founder of the Plehwe Complex . The Aue Stagecoach Inn was the first stop on the stagecoach route between San Antonio and San Diego .

geography

There is the officers' college Camp Bullis there . There are two Public Elementary Schools , Leon Springs Elementary and Aue Elementary, as well as Baptist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and other churches.

Restaurants

The first Romano's Macaroni Grill was established in Leon Springs , but this location was abandoned after the second severe flooding in the late 1990s. There is also the first branch of Rudy's Country Store and Bar-BQ in town . The restaurant chain was founded in 1989 by Rudolph Aue, a descendant of the city's founder, Max Aue.

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Coordinates: 29 ° 40 ′  N , 98 ° 38 ′  W