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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:
Andrew Crews
20 November 2021
1897 The electric lights were tested last night and were found to be very good. Some more lamps have to be erected but it is expected the city will be lighted by electricity in two or three more days.
1909 The Gunter Hotel is completed and opened for business. The hotel stands on the former site of the Vance Building. Previous to that, it was the site of U.S. Army barracks and was the headquarters of Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and other Civil War heroes.
1988 A dedication ceremony is held to celebrate the renovations to the Brackenridge Eagle miniature railroad. Owner Phil Sheridan has installed 3,500 new railroad ties, a new bridge and six electronic crossing gates as well as widening the track from 16 to 24 inches. Three new replicas of an 1863 C. P. Huntington locomotive have also been purchased.
This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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