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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 ...
The modern history of the site dates back to 1848, when it was designated for use as a city cemetery. [1] It adjoined a Catholic cemetery called El Campo Santo, over which the Santa Rosa Hospital now sits. However, the population quickly outgrew the burial ground. In the 1860s, the cemetery closed and the city planned to convert it into a ...
Pages in category "Burials at San Antonio City Cemetery No. 1" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
This year, about 150 volunteers placed roughly 50,000 pairs of carnations at the cemetery, Rocha said. The red carnations symbolize the blood soldiers shed; the white ones represent the “peace ...
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
Hannah Drake and Ned Berghausen are organizing an event Feb. 27 to honor the 1,630 Black Catholics that are buried in unmarked graves behind them at the St. Louis Cemetery. Feb 7, 2024 Drake ...
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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.