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Related Historical Markers
San Antonio River History
Courtesy Witte Museum, San Antonio
Marker detail: Mission Concepción
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| Near Lexington Avenue north of Avenue A, on the right when traveling north. |
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Spain, which ruled Mexico for 300 years ending in 1821, paid little attention to its northeastern frontier until French settlers built outposts near the Red River in Louisiana. The Spanish responded by establishing missions in East Texas in the . . . — — Map (db m119618) HM |
| Near Lexington Avenue north of Avenue A, on the right when traveling north. |
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San Antonio grew from a small Spanish colonial town to a bustling American city between 1800 and 1900. Years of fighting for independence - first from Spain and then from Mexico - left San Antonio in ruins.
Rebuilding began during the Republic . . . — — Map (db m119619) HM |
| Near Lexington Avenue north of Avenue A, on the right when traveling north. |
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The San Antonio River begins four miles north of here, fed by springs that rise from the Edwards Aquifer deep below the Texas Hill Country. The river is also fed by tributaries along its winding, southeasterly course to join the Guadalupe River . . . — — Map (db m119617) HM |
| Near Lexington Avenue north of Avenue A, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The San Antonio River became a muddy, trash filled eyesore in the early 1900s. Alarmed city leaders rallied to save the beloved waterway by clearing away mud and debris, planting grass, and pumping water into the empty channel. Civic organizations, . . . — — Map (db m119598) HM |
| Near Lexington Avenue north of Avenue A, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The isolated Spanish outpost established a short distance northwest of here in 1718 was soon relocated to a more protected area between the river and San Pedro Creek in today's center city. The mission and its religious community were placed east of . . . — — Map (db m119599) HM |
Jun. 5, 2024