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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. San Antonio, at the head of
the San Antonio River in Bexar County, is on Interstate Highway 10
(east–west) and Interstate Highway 35 and 37 (north–south). The city is also
served by five U.S. highways, numerous state highways, San Antonio
International Airport, two freight railroads (the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific), and two AMTRAK trains. The area was explored by Spanish
expeditions in 1691 and 1709, which named the San Antonio River and San
Pedro Creek. The town grew out of San Antonio de Béxar Presidio, founded
1718, and the villa of San Fernando de Béxar, chartered by Canary Islanders
in 1731.
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The Columns On
Alamo Bed & Breakfast |
A Bed and
Breakfast Inn located in San Antonio, Texas, The Columns on Alamo
was established in 1994 by innkeepers Ellenor and Art Link in their
gracious 1892 Greek Revival home and the adjacent 1901 guest house.
Thirteen guest rooms are furnished with comfortable Victorian antiques
and period reproductions. Common areas are provided in both houses and
on the landscaped grounds.
website:
www.columnssanantonio.com
Telephone: (800) 233-3364 |
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The Bullis House
Inn |
A registered Texas State Historic Landmark
located in the Government Hill Historic District, the Bullis House was
built between 1906 - 1909 by noted architect Harvey Page for General
John Lapham Bullis and his family. General Bullis, a New York native,
came to Texas in 1865 after four years of service in the Union Army
during the American Civil War. He became famous, however, while
fighting hostile Indians on the Texas frontier from 1867 - 1882 and was
instrumental in the capture of Apache Chief Geronimo.
website:
www.bullishouseinn.com
Telephone: (210) 223-9426 |
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The Menger Hotel |
The Menger Hotel was constructed in 1859
under the direction of owner William A. Menger and architect John Fries.
The original two-story building (pictured) occupies a prominent location
in downtown San Antonio, only 100 yards from the site of the Alamo. It
is the Menger that has housed personalities such as Theodore Roosevelt
(pictured), Sidney Lanier, Babe Ruth, Mae West, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses
S. Grant, Sarah Bernhardt, and Gutzon Borglum, just to name a few.
website:
www.mengerhotel.com
Telephone: (210) 223 4361 |
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Terrell Castle |
Terrell Castle was built in
1894 as the residence of Edwin Holland Terrell. The Terrell family is a
prominent state and local family to this day. Edwin Terrell was a lawyer
and statesman who served as Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to Belgium
during the presidency of Benjamin Harrison in the early 1890’s. While in
Europe, Mr. Terrell fell in love with the castles and chateaus in
Belgium and France.
website:
www.terrellcastle.net
Telephone: (800) 481-9732
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Beauregard House Bed & Breakfast |
Only one
block from the
San Antonio Riverwalk
and within easy walking distance to the
Alamo and
Convention Center.
The Beauregard
House is located in the quiet elegance of
the King William District of
San Antonio, Texas. This spacious
Victorian home has a central downtown location and is within walking
distance to La Villita,
the
Convention Center,
Market Square,
the
Institute of Texas Cultures,
Rivercenter Mall
and
The Spanish
Governor's Palace.
While staying in this historic city visitors have no need for a car the
City of San Antonio has an excellent public transportation system.
website:
www.thebeauregardhouse.com
Telephone: (888)
667-0555
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The Inn at Craig
Place |
At The Inn at Craig Place Bed and Breakfast,
we offer you a warm welcome to an atmosphere of casually romantic,
elegant comfort. Our
San Antonio bed and breakfast inn,
built in 1891, is on the
National Historic Registry as part of
the historic Monte Vista neighborhood. Wrap-around twin porches invite
you to enter the romantic bed and breakfast inn where you can relax in
pampered contentment.
website:
www.craigplace.com
Telephone: (877) 427-2447
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