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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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKGC_scottish-rite-cathedral_San-Antonio-TX.html
Scottish Rite Masonry in San Antonio dates to 1912, when a charter was granted by the sovereign grand inspector general of Texas. The organization grew slowly until World War I, when many soldiers stationed in San Antonio became members. This site…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKGB_samuel-augustus-maverick_San-Antonio-TX.html
A native of South Carolina; came to San Antonio in 1835; was guide for Ben Mailam and other leaders in first attack on San Antonio by Texas Army, Dec. 1835. As Bexar Delegate, Maverick signed Texas declaration of Independence at Washington-on-Braz…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKGA_barbed-wire-demonstration_San-Antonio-TX.html
Once called "bobwire" by cowboys, barbed wire was a French invention first patented in the U.S., in 1867, but it did not gain favor with cattlemen until late 1870s. Joseph Glidden of Dekalb, Illinois, received a patent for his barbed wire in 1874,…