Hemisfair in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez
(1916 - 2000)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
1. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez Marker
Inscription.
Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez. 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 entire country through a number of important committees, culminating in his election as Chairman of the House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs - the only San Antonian in history to serve as a major congressional committee chairman. Although many of his efforts brought lasting growth and development to his city, his greatest contribution was his success after a six-year effort to bring a world's fair to downtown San Antonio. This accomplishment resulted in the development of facilities to make San Antonio competitive for large conventions, and greatly increased tourism to his city. It took congressional enactment of his national legislative package in Washington, DC before the world's fair headquarters in Paris, France would make HemisFair'68 the official world's fair for 1968.
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 entire country through a number of important committees, culminating in his election as Chairman of the House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs - the only San Antonian in history to serve as a major congressional committee chairman. Although many of his efforts brought lasting growth and development to his city, his greatest contribution was his success after a six-year effort to bring a world's fair to downtown San Antonio. This accomplishment resulted in the development of facilities to make San Antonio competitive for large conventions, and greatly increased tourism to his city. It took congressional enactment of his national legislative package in Washington, DC before the world's fair headquarters in Paris, France would make HemisFair'68 the official world's fair for 1968.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.
Location. 29° 25.362′ N, 98° 29.232′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Hemisfair.
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Marker is at the intersection of Alamo Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling north on Alamo Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 E Market Street, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
2. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez Statue and Marker
Looking ESE.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2010
3. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,685 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
