Ursuline Academy/Augusta Street Bridge

Ursuline Academy/Augusta Street Bridge (HM283S)

Location: San Antonio, TX 78205 Bexar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 25.817', W 98° 29.543'

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San Antonians had few places to educate their children before 1851 when Catholic Bishop Jean Marie Odin recruited members of the Order of St. Ursula to start a school for girls on the river at the northern edge of town.
The school grew quickly, and new buildings were added to the walled compound.
Local children and boarding students from as far away as Mexico studied language, science, philosophy, and the arts.
Surrounded by downtown development, the school remained at this riverside site until 1961 when it moved to a suburban location.
Efforts by the San Antonio Conservation Society saved the historic campus from demolition in the 1960s. Preservation and restoration work was continued by the Southwest Craft Center, now known as the Southwest School of Art, which acquired the entire site by 1981. Today the historic campus continues as a center of learning for students of all ages.
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HM NumberHM283S
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Date Added Monday, June 4th, 2018 at 10:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 549236 N 3255766
Decimal Degrees29.43028333, -98.49238333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 25.817', W 98° 29.543'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 25' 49.02" N, 98° 29' 32.58" W
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Area Code(s)210
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 204 Augusta St, San Antonio TX 78205, US
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