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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQB_la-villita-and-the-river_San-Antonio-TX.html
La Villita And The River. . La Villita, located on the south bank of the San Antonio River a short distance south of Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo), was settled in the 1700s. Situated on the river's high bank near the mission, villa, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQA_presa-street-crossing_San-Antonio-TX.html
Presa Street Crossing. . Spanish missionaries, soldiers, and families who settled San Antonio in the 1700s relied on the San Antonio River and irrigation ditches (acequias) to provide water for household and agricultural use. One of the earliest d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPB_television-history-was-made-here-aqui-se-hizo-historia-en-la-television_San-Antonio-TX.html
Television History was Made Here, also, Aquí Se Hizo Historia en la Televisión. . This site was the longtime home of KWEX-TV, a pioneering national and international broadcasting innovator. . . Por un largo tiempo, este fue el hogar de KWEX-TV…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DKP_bowens-island_San-Antonio-TX.html
Bowen's Island. . The narrow strip of land known to residents in the middle 1800s as Galveston Island was actually a peninsula surrounded on three sides by a bend in the San Antonio River. It was called an island because the fourth side was almost…
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The Battle of the Salado. . Decisive in Texas history, was fought here, September 18, 1842. Col. Mathew Caldwell and Capt. John C. Hays, commanding a force of Texas volunteers, opposed the Mexican Army under General Adrian Woll that had captured S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BTF_lt-col-william-barret-travis_San-Antonio-TX.html
Legend states that in 1836 Lt. Col. William Barret Travis unsheathed his sword and drew a line on this ground before his battle-weary men stating: "Those prepared to give their lives in Freedom's cause, come over to me!"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM294G_river-communities_San-Antonio-TX.html
The isolated Spanish outpost established a short distance northwest of here in 1718 was soon relocated to a more protected area between the river and San Pedro Creek in today's center city. The mission and its religious community were placed east …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM294D_st-anthony-de-padua_San-Antonio-TX.html
San Antonio is named for the Catholic saint, Anthony (San Antonio) of Padua. Born in Portugal in 1195, he joined the Franciscan order and became a celebrated teacher of scripture. Anthony was declared a saint in 1232, less than a year after his de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM294C_missions-in-the-san-antonio-river-valley_San-Antonio-TX.html
Spain, which ruled Mexico for 300 years ending in 1821, paid little attention to its northeastern frontier until French settlers built outposts near the Red River in Louisiana. The Spanish responded by establishing missions in East Texas in the 16…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM293R_the-river-in-the-1900s_San-Antonio-TX.html
The San Antonio River became a muddy, trash filled eyesore in the early 1900s. Alarmed city leaders rallied to save the beloved waterway by clearing away mud and debris, planting grass, and pumping water into the empty channel. Civic organizations…
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