You searched for State: tx
Page 507 of 595 — Showing results 5061 to 5070 of 5949
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJH_clara-driscoll_San-Antonio-TX.html
Title to the Alamo Mission property,acquired through her efforts andher personal fortune, was conveyed byClara Driscollto the State of Texas, Sept. 5th 1905:"That the sacred shrine be saved from theencroachments of commercialismand stand through e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJB_new-ulm-cemetery_New-Ulm-TX.html
The town of New Ulm was originally called Duff's Settlement at the time of its founding, and was named for James C. Duff, who in 1841 acquired title to the site upon which the settlement was founded. A post office began operation in 1853. At that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJ7_mcmahans-chapel_Bronson-TX.html
McMahan Chapel was established in September 1833 as a Methodist class by the Rev. James P. Stevenson in the home of Col. Samuel Doak McMahan. In order to comply with Mexican law, the 48 members were organized as a class. Upon Texas independence fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJ5_mcmahans-chapel_Bronson-TX.html
Two Miles Southeast ToMcMahan's ChapelThe oldest Methodist church having a continuous existence in Texas. Organized as a "religious society" September, 1833 by the Reverend James P. Stevenson 1808-1885, as a Methodist Church, July 1834 by the Reve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJ2_acequia-irrigation-ditch_San-Antonio-TX.html
Acequia or irrigation ditch,part of the original acequiabuilt to supply farms and theMission San Antonio del Valero.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJ0_the-alamo-in-1836_San-Antonio-TX.html
Corrals for cattle and horses occupied this space during the famous 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo. Small fortifications provided cover for the Texans during the siege. The structures shown in the illustration are (left to right) the church, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKIZ_alamo-low-barracks-and-main-gateway_San-Antonio-TX.html
Mission San Antonio de Valero, established nearby in 1718, was relocated here in 1724. By 1762, the mission plaza was enclosed by thick stone and adobe walls. The 11x14-foot main gateway was located at this site along the south wall. In 1803 Spani…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKIY_mr-mrs-alfred-beyer_San-Antonio-TX.html
This plaque is placedin memory ofMr. & Mrs. Alfred BeyerFounders of Casa Rio Mexican Restaurant
A true pioneer with the visionto make our river a better andmore beautiful people's place,Mr. Beyer opened the firstRiver Walk business here onOctob…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKIX_the-acequias-of-san-antonio_San-Antonio-TX.html
San Antonio's original water system, started in 1718, consisted of eight acequias or canals taking water from the San Antonio River and San Pedro Crek. These acequias extended 15 miles from the headwaters of the San Antonio River to the five Spani…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKIV_the-alamo-cenotaph_San-Antonio-TX.html
In memory of the heroes who sacrifiedtheir lives at the Alamo, March 6, 1836,in the defense of Texas."They chose never to surrender nor retreat.These brave hearts, with flag stillproudly waving, perished in the flamesof immortality that their high…