City clerk also was Landa Park manager in the 1940s

By Myra Lee Adams Goff During World War II when my dad, Marcus Adams, was City Clerk, he was also appointed Landa Park Manager. This was quite a responsibility for one man, but it was war time and municipal funds were scarce and it wasn’t unusual to double up. During

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Cannon fire signaled news of Civil War’s conclusion

By Myra Lee Adams Goff On the floor of the Sophienburg Museum is a strange looking hunk of steel that seems out of place because it has no apparent use. But this object wasn’t always useless. As a matter of fact, it had a very prominent place in New Braunfels

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