It turns out that the very stones used to build the Alamo came from the San Antonio Zoo. Alamo officials on Thursday confirmed that limestone from a historic quarry that once existed at the zoo’s ...
SAN ANTONIO — On the 189th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, even more history was announced related to the iconic landmark. To stream 12NewsNow on your phone, you need the 12NewsNow app. A ...
SAN ANTONIO - A groundbreaking historical discovery has finally pinpointed the quarry that provided the limestone used to ...
Downtown bar Moses Roses Hideout sits in the footprint of the $150 million Alamo Visitor Center and Museum project. Credit: Instagram / officialalamo A centuries-old mystery about the origins of the ...
San Antonio Zoo renovations have solved a long-standing mystery about the Alamo and its origins. The zoo confirmed the exact quarry that provided the limestone used to build the Alamo over 300 years ...
SAN ANTONIO – A monumental discovery has been made in the San Antonio Zoo, confirming the exact quarry that provided the limestone to build the Alamo and solving a mystery spanning centuries. The ...
Highbridge Materials Consulting, Inc., tested the limestone and verified the quarry, located on the far west side of the San Antonio Zoo, was the primary source of the stone used in the 1700s to build ...