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Seafood at Landry's almost single- handily made the trip worthwhile. |
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DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO
| San Antonio's "Riverwalk" makes the city unique. It sets the city apart from all others. The walk winds several miles through the heart of the city and is truly scenic. Riverwalk follows the San Antonio River through middle of town. It forms a "U" shape with some side paths. Total length is approximately 5 miles. Many fine restaurants and shops are located along walkway. Boat tours of river available. |
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| On Friday, we toured the Alamo, visited the San Antonio Museum of Art, and saw "The Magic of Flight" at the I-Max Theater. On Saturday, we visited Fort Sam Houston and toured the Fort Museum and the Medical Museum, bicycled in McAlister Park, and did extensive walking tours at Riverwalk. |
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| If visiting in San Antonio... the Alamo is a "must-see". |
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Established as the Mission of San Antonio de Valero, 1718. The Long Barrack is oldest building in San Antonio. A museum of history of area established in building. Alamo is the site of a dramatic battle on March 6, 1836. Mexican general, Santa Anna with 2,500 men, attacked the Alamo. Davy Crockett, Colonel William B Travis and 187 Texas patriots lost their lives. Admission is free. |
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Features: American Paintings, 18th to 20th Century. European Art. Chinese Art. Asian Art. Greek & Roman Sculpture. Ancient Glass. Greek & Roman antiquities. Egyptian Art. |
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| SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART |
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Presents history of Fort Sam Houston. Period covers from 1845 to present. Is the ninth oldest Army post. Designated as a National Historic Monument. Has more than nine hundred historic buildings on site. |
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FORT SAM HOUSTON MUSEUM |
Periods Covered by Museum:
| The Post at San Antonio (1718-1866) |
| The Army first came to San Antonio, 1845. They occupied rented facilities, including the Alamo. The Army brought camels to San Antonio to haul cargo, 1850’s. |
| The Post on Government Hill (1867-1881) |
| Present installation began in 1870-75. 92 acres of land was donated by the City of San Antonio. Additional land was acquired to accommodate expansion of fort. The Quadrangle was first building, erected 1876. Building became a supply depot and headquarters for the Fifth U S Army. Staff post erected 1881. Built as quarters for officers. |
| Upper Post through the End of the Century (1882-1900) |
| The post was designated "Fort Sam Houston", 1890. Apache Chief Geronimo was held captive in the Quadrangle for six weeks, 1886. General David S Stanley lived on Staff Post 1884-92. Was longest resident of fort. Deer have been kept in the Quadrangle for more than 100 years. Sam Houston House erected 1886. Served as first permanent hospital with 12 beds. Infantry Post Buildings erected 1885 to 1906. When completed, it housed 12 companies of troops. Fort at that time became second largest Army post. The "Long Barracks" at east end is 1081 feet long. Stilwell House built 1888. Served as post commander’s quarters. LTG Joseph W Stilwell lived in building 1939-40. |
| The Largest Army Post (1900-1912) |
| The Gift Chapel built with donations from citizens and soldiers. Dedicated by President Taft, 1909. Artillery & Calvary Post. Built 1905-12. The addition made the fort the largest Army post. First Flight Memorial. Military aviation born at fort, 1910. LT Benjamin D Foulois made his first flight in Army "Aircraft #1". |
| Trouble Along the Rio Grande (1910-1917) |
| The Pershing House erected 1917. Named in honor of General John J Pershing. Pershing lived on base, 1917. Eisenhower BOQ. Newlyweds Dwight & Mamie Eisenhower lived here, 1916. Camp Wilson Memorial. Marker commemorates mobilization of National Guard at fort, 1916. The Guard served on the Mexican Border. |
| The War-to-End-All-Wars (1917-1926) |
| Camp Travis. 1400 buildings were erected 1917. Site was used to train more than 100,000 soldiers for World War I. Only two of the buildings remain. Chinese Camp. Occupied by Chinese citizens who fled Mexico, 1917. The escape was from harassment of Poncho Villa. Many Chinese were later employed by Army during World War I. |
| The New Post and the Big War (1927-1945) |
| The "New Post". The largest construction project was begun at Post, 1928. Project introduced Spanish Colonial Revival architecture at post. General Officer Quarters. Built for a general officer of the 2nd Division. Occupied since World War II by one of the senior Medical Officers. Brooke General Hospital. Completed 1937. Converted to office space when hospital moved to new facilities, 1996. German, Japanese, and Italian prisoners of war were held on Dodd Field During WW II. Eisenhower Quarters. Colonel & Mrs Eisenhower lived here, 1941. Eisenhower promoted to brigadier general while living on post. WAAC Memorial. Fort received the first unit of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1942. Marker placed of site of WAAC barracks. Krueger Quarters. General Walter Krueger commanded the 6th Army in the Pacific during World War II. |
| Fighting the Cold War (1946-1973) Pat Memorial |
| Pat, an artillery horse for 26 years died at age 45 in 1953. The horse buried beside monument. |
| Winning the Cold War (1973-1992) |
| 500 acres of the Fort was designated as a National Historic Landmark, 1975. |
| Fort Sam Houston Today |
| Is Headquarters for U S Army Medical Command. Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers train year around at facilities. Fort is ninth oldest still-active Army post. |
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| U S ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT MUSEUM |
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Bicycling in McAllister Park. We covered about 6 miles of bicycle trails that wound through the park |
| McALLISTER PARK |
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