Historical Markers in San Antonio, Texas

King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road · 1918

King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road. Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas A. D. 1918

Zero Milestone_Old Spanish Trail · 1924

Zero milestone Old Spanish Trail St. Augustine Pensacola - Mobile New Orleans - Houston San Antonio El Paso - Tucson - Yuma San Diego Dedicated By Governor Pat M. Neff March 27, 1924 Erected by The San Antonio City…

Alamo Cenotaph · 1936

In memory of the heroes who sacrificed their lives at the Alamo, March 6, 1836, in the defense of Texas. "They chose never to surrender nor retreat; these brave hearts with flag still proudly waving, perished in the…

Benjamin Rush Milam · 1936

(Front) Benjamin Rush Milam (Right) Preeminent Hero of Texas a man of rare initiative and courage. Of a modest and willing personality a devoted friend. Born in Frankford Kentucky in 1788 a soldier in the War of 1812.…

Capt. Jose Antonio Menchaca · 1936

A veteran of San Jacinto. Born in San Antonio 1797. Died November 1, 1879. His wife Teresa Ramon Menchaca. Born in July, 1796. Died February 7, 1874. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Charles Frederick King · 1936

Served in the Texas Army, 1836. Was Mayor of San Antonio, 1847-1849 and 1852-1853. Born in New Hampshire, January 17, 1811. Died in San Antonio, May 13, 1869.

Col. George Wythe Baylor · 1936

Confederate Cemetery, (City Cemetery #4)

Col. Jose Francisco Ruiz · 1936

Officer in the Mexican Army, 1831. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 1836. Senator of the first Congress of the Republic 1836-37. Born in San Antonio January 29, 1783. Died January 20, 1840. Erected by the…

Hendrick Arnold · 1936

Participated in the capture of Bexar, December 5 to 10 1835 - - - Born in Kentucky 1804 - Died November 9, 1849 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

In this vicinity the Battle of Rosillo · 1936

In this vicinity the Battle of Rosillo was fought on March 28, 1813. Here the "Republican Army of the North" composed of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans and Indians defeated, with heavy loss of life, Spanish Royalists troops…

James Nathaniel Fisk · 1936

Served in the Army of Texas March 6, 1836 to November 16 1837. Born in Swanton Vermont, September 4, 1815, Died April 15, 1876

Jose Antonio Navarro · 1936

A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in San Antonio February 27, 1795. Died January 13, 1871. His wife Margarita De La Garza Navarro. Born October 17, 1801. Died July 8, 1861. Erected by the State of…

Mission San Franscico Xavier de Najera · 1936

Established in 1722. Its Indian neophytes, few in number, passed into the care of the missionaries at San Antonio de Valero in 1726. The land was later granted to the Mission Nuestra Senora De la Purisima Conception De…

Moses Austin · 1936

(Front) Born in Connecticut, October fourth 1761; moved to Philadephia in 1783. Thence to Virginia in 1785 and to Missouri in San Antonio on December 23, 1820. Died in Missouri June 10, 1821. (Right) Moses Austin here…

Moses Lapham · 1936

Near here on October 20, 1838 Moses Lapham a veteran of San Jacinto, and three of his companions were killed by Indians, as were seven members of a rescue party on the following day Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Old Mill on the Pajalache Acequia · 1936

This mill built before 1824 on the Pajalache Acequia furnished food to early settlers and served as a resting place for travelers and Texas Soldiers en route to Bexar from the Missions.

Placido Olivarri · 1936

A guide to the Texas Army 1835. Born in San Antonio, February, 1815. Died September 8, 1894. His wife Micaela J. Olivarri. Born June 10, 1844. Died May 5, 1917. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Samuel S. Smith · 1936

Samuel S. Smith member of the Woll and Somvervell expeditions, 1842 born in Boston, Mass. September 19, 1810 died August 18, 1882 his wife Sarah Brckett Smith born in New York February 28, 1836 died March 20, 1901.

Simona Smith Fisk · 1936

Daughter of Erastus "Deaf" Smith and wife of James Nathaniel Fisk. Born in San Antonio October 28, 1829 - Died November 11, 1890 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Site of the Camp of Stephen F. Austin · 1936

Site of the camp of Stephen F. Austin (October 20-26, 1835) while assembling troops preparatory to the attack on the Mexican garrison at San Antonio * * After his appointment on November 12 as Commissioner to the United…

The Battle of the Salado · 1936

Decisive in Texas history, was fought here September 18, 1842. Col. Mathew Caldwell and Capt. John C. Hays, commanding a force of Texas volunteers, opposed the Mexican Army under General Adrian Woll that had captured…

The Dawson Massacre · 1936

Occurred in this vicinity on September 18, 1842 when Captain Nicholas Mosby Dawson and 53 men from La Grange, in attempting to join Captain Mathew Caldwell (Old Paint) and his company of Texas Volunteers during the…

The Pajalache Acequia (Ditch) · 1936

Constucted early in the 18th century by the Pajalache Indians as a part of their irrigation system, began here in La Villita and ended at Mission Concepcion. The padres and the Indians travelled in canoes between these…

Young Perry Alsbury · 1936

San Jacinto veteran. Born in Kentucky, 1814. Died November 17, 1877. His wife Mary Rodriguez Alsbury. Born in 1832. Died in 1880.

Portland Cement Plants · 1944

This is the site of the first Portland Cement Plant west of Mississippi River and the second plant in the United States. The company was incorporated January 15, 1880, under the name of Alamo Roman and Portland Cement…

Altgelt-Isbell House · 1962

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Aqueduct · 1962

Built by the Franciscan friars in 1731, the stone aqueduct was used to carry the water from the San Antonio River to irrigate the lands in the vicinity of Mission San Francisco de la Espada. The aqueduct is still in an…

Casa Villita · 1962

Eagar House · 1962

Down Alamo Street, removed from the excitement of the Plaza is a six-room stone house built at the end of the Civil War, the home of Mrs. Sarah Eagar, born February 19, 1842, the first Anglo-American girl born in San…

Fiesta House · 1962

George Isbell Home · 1962

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German-English School · 1962

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Jack Hays House · 1962

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Jose Francisco Ruiz House · 1962

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La Villita · 1962

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Little Church of La Villita · 1962

In 1846, the Rev. J.W. De Vilbiss bought a Methodist Church site (across street) in this block. He set up a bell, to denote worship site, but did not build when lot title proved defective. In 1879, German Methodist…

Mission San Jose · 1962

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Mission San Juan Capistrano · 1962

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Navarro Houses · 1962

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Pereida House · 1962

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Rechel-Stumpf House · 1962

Built about 1880 by Ernst Rechel, pioneer music teacher. Restored by Dr. and Mrs. Franz Stumpf. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church · 1962

Established on what was a part of the Alamo lands, Saint Mark's Espicopal Church traces its history to Trinity Church, a mission established in 1850 and disbanded in 1858. Saint Mark's Church was organized in 1858 with…

Spanish Governor's Palace · 1962

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St. John's Lutheran Church, "the Rooster Church" · 1962

The 64 charter members of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church included families who migrated to Texas from Germany in the 1840s. Organized on Dec. 26, 1857, by the Rev. Phillips F.Zizelmann (1824-1902), a native of…

St. Joseph's Church · 1962

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St. Paul's Epsicopal Church · 1962

Formed in 1883 to serve the Fort Sam Houston community, St. Paul's parish at once made plans for this edifice. The Rt. Rev. R.W. B. Elliott, first Bishop of the Missionary district of west Texas, donated the site. Miss…

The Alamo · 1962

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Twohig House · 1962

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Ursuline Convent and Academy · 1962

At the urging of Bishop Jean-Marie Odin and with help from Father Claude Dubuis, seven French Ursuline nuns opened San Antonio's first school for girls here in 1851. The original academy building, designed by architect…

Don Jose de Jesus Rodriguez · 1963

1822-1889 Veteran in the Texas War for Independence, 1835-1836. One of the storming party who entered Bexar December 5, 1835. An honored citizen, soldier and Ranger of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1963

Don Juan Ximenes · 1963

Born in San Antonio de Bexar, 1810. Veteran in the Texas War for Independence, 1835-1836. One of the storming party at Bexar, December 5, 1835. An honored citizen, soldier and Ranger of Texas. Died July 22, 1877.…

Hamilton P. Bee · 1963

Secretary 1st Texas Senate, Legislator 1849. Speaker of House 1854-1856. Served campaigns against Comanches. Lieutenant, Cavalry, Mexican War 1846. Confederate presidential elector 1861. Brigadier General State Militia…

John Salmon "Rip" Ford · 1963

Here Rests in Peace--John Salmon ("Rip") Ford May 26, 1815- November 3, 1897. Native South Carolinan, Pioneer doctor and editor, Republic of Texas Congressman, twice state Senator, Jack Hay's adjutant in war with…

Fort Sam Houston, 4th U.S. Army Headquarters Quadrangle · 1964

Grayson Street Gate, quadrangle on New Braunfels Rd.; MARKER REPORTED MISSING 5/2011

Mission Concepcion · 1964

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Moos Homestead · 1964

1850. Built near Leon Creek headwaters by immigrant John Moos and bride Rosina. Of field stone, mortared with caliche; design typical of pioneer Texas Germans. Used as relay station for stagecoaches, San Antonio to El…

Noted Texas Soldier Col. Edward Miles · 1964

(Feb. 8, 1816 - Apr. 1, 1889) Came to Texas 1829. Served in battles of Anahuac and San Jacinto in Texas War for Independence and the Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars. Born Natchez, Miss. Married Mary Ann Sawyer, 1850.…

O. Henry House · 1964

Typical of the homes of early German settlers, this two-room dwelling was built by John Kush about 1855. It originally stood on south Presa Street. It was occupied in 1895-96 by William Sidney Porter, who gained…

Vollrath Building · 1964

"Battle" of Adams Hill · 1965

Near this site, an early armed confrontation of the Civil War ended without bloodshed. On February 16, 1861 in San Antonio, General David E. Twiggs, commander of the U.S. Army Department of Texas, surrendered all…