In his Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters uses a series of poetic monologues to have his characters finally tell their true stories from their graves. The first section lets the reader know that all, all, are sleeping on the hill. San Antonio has its Powder House Hill about three miles from its central business district. Known as the Eastside Cemetery District, there are 31 cemeteries here, owned by different religious congregations, fraternal organizations, military groups, and the City of San Antonio. Like Masterss Spoon River, within the Eastside Cemetery District reside people of many occupations and nationalities, including soldiers and statesmen, rich and poor, as well as husbands, wives, and children. Through photographs and research, the authors hope to tell some small part of the stories and the history of this unique burial ground.
With an abundance of historic sites, gracious old residential neighborhoods, and lush garden areas, San Antonio is guaranteed to excite the urban explorer at every turn.San Antonio On Foot, second edition, by professional walking guide Diane Capito and former tour guide Mark Willis, is the walkers' guidebook of choice--newly revised and expanded. In addition to offering three new neighborhoods to discover, the walks have been streamlined to offer a short or longer walk option with estimated walking times included. Accurate, easy-to-use maps accompany each walk description.Designed for all abilities, these walks are stroller and wheelchair friendly, covering flat terrain (with only one clearly marked hilly exception), and are filled with the kind of information the city ambler needs--where to find the restrooms, restaurants, telephones, and water sources along the way. Complete with historical information as well as lively anecdotal details, San Antonio on Foot provides the perfect opportunity for native San Antonians as well as visitors to get out and discover one of America's most exciting and unusual cities.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 62. Chapters: Alamo Methodist Church, Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Alamo Plaza Historic District, Alamo Stadium, Aztec Theatre (San Antonio), Bexar County Courthouse, Brackenridge Park, Brooke Army Medical Center, Carl Wilhelm August Groos House (San Antonio), Cathedral of San Fernando, Edward Steves Homestead, Espada Acequia, Ethel Wilson Harris House, Fairmount Hotel (San Antonio, Texas), Fence at Alamo Cement Company, Fort Sam Houston, Fountain at Alamo Cement Company, Guenther House (San Antonio), Gunter Hotel, Hangar 9, Brooks City-Base, Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Jeremiah Dashiell House, La Villita, Main and Military Plazas Historic District, Majestic Theatre (San Antonio), Mission Concepcion, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas), Monastery of Our Lady of Charity, National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas, Otto Bombach House, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Therese Church, Pershing House, Prospect Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Randolph Air Force Base, Randolph Field Historic District, Saint Anthony Hotel, San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio Station, San Pedro Springs Park, Scottish Rite Cathedral (San Antonio, Texas), Spanish Governor's Palace, St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas), Stevens Building (San Antonio, Texas), Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio), Tower Life Building, University of the Incarnate Word, Ximenes Chapel, Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site. Excerpt: The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound and was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. It is now a museum in the Alamo Plaza District of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA....
Winner, Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation, 2004 From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that—in ways small or large—helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries. The book is organized alphabetically by city for easy reference. For each city, Harvey lists one or more cemeteries, giving their location and history, if significant. At the heart of the book are his profiles of the noteworthy people buried in each cemetery. They include not only famous but also lesser-known and even unknown Texans who made important contributions to the state in the arts, sports, business, military service, politics—truly every area of communal life. For those who want to visit these resting places, Harvey also includes tips on finding cemeteries, locating gravesites, and taking good photographs. Spend time with him in the graveyards of Texas, and you'll soon appreciate what fascinating stories the silent stones can tell.
