Fun Facts:
- New Braunfels has an annual Wurstfest festival celebrating German foods and traditions brought to Hill Country.
- Germans brought the guild system which later evolved into trade units.
- The town of New Braunfels was named after Prince Carl of Solms- Braunfels.
- The town of Comfort was populated by freethinkers.
- German immigrants were mainly Jewish, Catholic, or Protestant.
- The chili powder, developed by William Gebhardt, is now one of the most common seasonings in the U.S.
- Chili powder is one of the most common seasonings found in American homes.
- Chili is the official state dish of Texas.