Author : Paul D. Lukowski
Publisher :
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 16,42 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Bexar County (Tex.)
ISBN :
The Olmos Dam site, 41BX1, was a very large occupation site along the west bank of the Olmos Creek in the north-central part of the city of San Antonio. The site lay within the lower part of the Olmos Basin. The San Antonio Springs/Olmos Basin area was intensively and perhaps almost continuously occupied throughout prehistory from Clovis times onward.
Author : Gunnar M. Brune
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 25,88 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781585441969
This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Timothy K. Perttula
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781585441945
The first look at the prehistory of Texas by 16 professional archaeologist.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1974 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Endowments
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 1987-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780262181273
Illustrated throughout with 2-color and tinted maps and drawings and numerous photographs, Rebuilding Central Park is the first close examination of these invaluable 843 acres in more than a century.
Author : Charles R. Porter
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,33 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 : I. Waynne Cox
Publisher : Maverick Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,81 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 : Lila Banks Cockrell
Publisher : Maverick Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,50 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781595348876
Lila Banks Cockrell has been an important voice in San Antonio politics and public life for more than six decades. In Love Deeper Than a River, she recalls her life as a public servant in the city she loves and, as member of the Greatest Generation, recounts how coming of age during Prohibition, the Great Depression, World War II, and the burgeoning civil rights movement influenced her political views and kindled her passion to serve her country and community. Love Deeper Than a River details the era of Cockrell's life that many San Antonians are familiar with, including her four terms as the first woman mayor of San Antonio, between 1975 and 1991, and her service on countless municipal commissions, civic boards, foundations, and conservancies in the 1990s and into the early twenty-first century. Her life stands as an inspiration for everyone, including new generations of civic leaders.
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 1964
Category : City planning
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