SAPL : March 17 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

20 March, 2022

1:15 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 17 March 2022 1899 In making excavation for the brick foundation of the new Westminster Presbyterian church on Garden St, Contractor Finney struck the old underground passage supposed to have existed between the first mission and the Alamo. The ditch was 20 feet deep and Mr. Finley was compelled to go to the bottom of it to start his foundations. This Passage has been discovered twice previously: three years ago at the corner of Alamo and Garden st. and again on E. Commerce at the intersection of St. Joseph's street. 1939 San Antonio welcomes Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt who speaks at Municipal Auditorium, telling the story of a "typical day at the White House." 1969 The city first dyes the San Antonio River green for St. Patrick's Day. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.