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First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio.
Built by Rev. John McCollough (1805-1870). Used by all Protestant faiths. Plastered rock construction.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IS_ernst-homestead_San-Antonio-TX.html
Built about 1890, this home was constructed on land bordering the Mission Concepcion Acequia (Canal). In 1896 the site was purchased by Prussian native William Ernst (1830-1904), a former mail carrier between Fredericksburg and San Antonio. Ernst …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IR_the-bexar-county-courthouse_San-Antonio-TX.html
This courthouse occupies the south side of Main Plaza, formerly called "La Plaza de las Islas", as originally laid out by the Canary Islanders in 1731. As it was then, this plaza is the administrative and judicial heart of Bexar County.
This is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IN_barbed-wire_San-Antonio-TX.html
At first called "Devil's Rope" by cowboys, barbed wire was patented in 1873 but found little favor with Texas cattlemen until the late 1870s, when its use and practicality were shown in a sensational demonstration here in San Antonio. Its showman-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IM_adina-de-zavala_San-Antonio-TX.html
As the granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala (1789-1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas, young Adina de Zavala was exposed to vivid accounts of Texas' revolutionary and republican past. She became a guiding force in the preservation o…
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Dedicated byGovernor Pat M. NeffMarch 27, 1924
Erected by theSan Antonio City Federationof Women's ClubsMrs. J.K. Beretta, President
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10IA_bexar-county-under-nine-governments_San-Antonio-TX.html
The administrative government of Bexar County, besides being the oldest in Texas, is distinguished by having served under nine governments.
The community served under Spanish rule from May, 1718, until January, 1811, when it was taken over by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLSV_141st-infantry-regiment_San-Antonio-TX.html
Texas Revolution - 1836Spanish-American War - 1898Cuban Occupation - 1898Mexican Border Serivce - 1916World War I - 1918World War II 1940-1945CampaignsNaples-Foggia · AnzioRome-Arno · Southern FranceArdennes · AlsaceRhineland …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLBE_congressman-henry-b-gonzalez_San-Antonio-TX.html
Native San Antonian Henry B. Gonzalez spent 45 years in elective public office (city, state, federal) doing what he liked most - serving the people of San Antonio. As his seniority in Congress grew, he developed a greater role in serving the entir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAF_the-torch-of-friendship_San-Antonio-TX.html
Symbol that stands for the unity and friendship that exists between Mexico, the United States and Canada
When designing the sculpture, I thought of creating a symbol of light and I came up with the idea of a torch that stands tall to evoke frie…