Author : Leonard Kemp
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,51 MB
Release : 2024
Category : Archaeological surveying
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Author : Frederick Webb Hodge
Publisher :
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Indians of North America
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Author : I. Waynne Cox
Publisher : Maverick Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 9781893271340
This well researched and documented book recounts the unique history of water and water distribution in early San Antonio, Texas. The founding of San Antonio in 1718 was due to the presence of two major sources of water --San Pedro Springs and the headwaters of the San Antonio River. From these Spanish engineers designed seven major acequia systems that followed sometimes barely perceptible land contours downward. The history and remarkable expertise of those early engineers is recounted here. Photographs and maps of early San Antonio and urban San Antonio add to the story. The manuscript was completed shortly before the renown local San Antonio archaeologist died at the age of 70 years.
Author : Charles Stephen Smith
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 32,60 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Archaeological surveying
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Author : Alexander Edwin Sweet
Publisher :
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 31,86 MB
Release : 1883
Category : Travel
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 1964
Category : City planning
ISBN :
Author : Marion Alphonse Habig
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 34,4 MB
Release : 1968
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Charles R. Porter
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 16,18 MB
Release : 2011-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1603444688
In 1718, the Spanish settled San Antonio, partly because of its prolific and breathtaking springs—at that time, one of the largest natural spring systems in the known world. The abundance of fresh water, coupled with the Spanish colonial legal concept that water was to be equitably shared by all settlers, led to the building of the system of acequias (canals or ditches) within the settlement. The system is one of the earliest and perhaps most extensive municipal water systems in North America. This book offers a meticulous chronicling of the origins and often-contentious development of water rights in San Antonio from its Spanish settlement through the beginning of the twentieth century.
Author : Brian D. Joyner
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,27 MB
Release : 2009-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782662983
Full color publication. Highlights the Hispanic imprint on the built environment of the United States. This effort by the National Park Service and partners aims to increase the awareness of the historic places associated with the nation's cultural and ethnic groups that are identified, documented, recognized, and interpreted. These constitute the foundation for Hispanic Reflections. Many of the examples are drawn from National Park Service cultural resources programs in partnership with other government agencies and private organizations.
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 1963
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