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San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department puts the number at 31. Both the University of the Incarnate Word and the San Antonio Conservation Society list 32. [4] [5] By far, the largest burial ground in the complex is the San Antonio National Cemetery, approximately one square block in size. It was created in 1867, when the City of San Antonio ...
Cathedral of San Fernando, San Antonio; contains tombs Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery , San Antonio Old San Antonio City Cemeteries Historic District , San Antonio; NRHP-listed
Milam Park, formerly Milam Square, is an urban park located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. Originally used as a burial ground, the park was established in 1884. It is named after Benjamin Milam, whose remains are interred under a monument on the west end of the park.
Main and Military Plazas Historic District is a historic district in San Antonio, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2019. [1] The area encompasses the old Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, [2] where the Spanish troops and the military governor of Texas were stationed. [3]
Thompson is a primarily residential community in San Antonio, Texas. The neighborhood is 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown San Antonio located between U.S. Highway 90 and Port San Antonio, with the Union Pacific railroad tracks and Lackland AFB servings as its east and west boundaries, respectively. Thompson is a collection of individual ...
San Antonio National Cemetery was a part of the city's cemetery, which was deeded to the federal government 1867. The first interments were Civil War Union soldiers reinterred from the city cemetery and outlying cemeteries, over 300 of which are unknown. San Antonio National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The San Antonio Confederate Cemetery is a private cemetery in the city of San Antonio, Texas, which is now surrounded by the Old San Antonio City Cemeteries Historic District. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are more than 900 graves of Confederate veterans in the 2 acre (0.8 ha) cemetery, including those of colonels John S. Ford and George W. Baylor . [ 1 ]
The King William Historic District of San Antonio, Texas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas on January 20, 1972. [1] The area was originally used as farm acreage by the Spanish priests of the Misión San Antonio de Valero, and eventually parceled off for the local indigenous peoples of the area. [2]