How one of San Antonio's earliest subdivisions settled by the Irish, the Irish Flats, was built and why it's nearly missing ...

History of the Alamo The Alamo, originally known as the Mission San Antonio de Valero, has roots that stretch back to the ...

It turns out that the very stones used to build the Alamo came from the San Antonio ... Limestone from this location helped shape San Antonio and Texas.” Highbridge Materials Consulting ...

For decades, archaeologists have been searching for the source of the Alamo's limestone, which was hidden beneath the San ...

It’s still beautiful. It still carries with it the signature of the Alamo, which marks us as San Antonio," said Dr. Kent Hamilton. These tributes to the Texas shrine have cast a long shadow over ...

The second-largest city in the Lone Star state, San Antonio is located on the southern edge of the mountainous Texas Hill Country. Its streets follow old Spanish trails and 19th-century wagon ...

The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th anniversary on Thursday.

Alamo Plaza in San Antonio is showing signs of the future of the $550 million renovation and restoration of the beloved Texas shrine. Among the new additions is the Palisade outdoor exhibit ...