City Cemetery No. 3 was established in 1889.  The date of the first African-American burials are not known, but the cemetery historically contained the graves of whites and blacks. Over the years property from Cemetery No. 3 was deeded to several African-American fraternal orders ...more

The Agudas Achim Cemetery was established in 1885, with an additional one acre included in 1890.  This Jewish cemetery includes the graves of several rabbis and other significant Jewish families.  (National Register Nomination: Old San Antonio City Cemeteries Historic District, 2000. Te ...more

Established in 1853, the Alamo Masonic Cemetery contains approximately 750 marked graves primarily from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Alamo Masonic Lodge was the first fraternal organization to buy cemetery land from the city, but many other fraternal and religiou ...more

The Alamodome is a 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center. The facility opened on May 15, 1993 on the site of the old Alamo Iron Works. The Alamodome was the home to the NBA team the San Antonio Spurs for a decade until th ...more

Local businessman Alfred Witte donated $65,000 at his death to be used for the creation of a museum of art, science, and natural history in Brackenridge Park.  The donation was made in honor of his parents and the building was to be called the Witte Memorial Museum. The Witte Museum opened i ...more