| Marker Number |
78 |
| Atlas Number |
5029000078 |
| Marker Title |
Acequia Madre de Valero (Main Irrigation Ditch of Valero Mission) |
| Index Entry |
Acequia Madre de Valero |
| Address |
E. Nueva St. |
| City |
San Antonio |
| County |
Bexar |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
549784 |
| UTM Northing |
3254588 |
| Subject Codes |
missions; water topics; design and construction; Spanish topics |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
HemisFair Park, SW side of E. Nueva St. NW of HemisFair Blvd. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(Main Irrigation Ditch of Valero Mission) One in a network of ditches begun by the Spanish and their Indian charges at the founding of San Antonio in 1718. Hand-dug and made of dressed limestone, the acequia diverted water from San Antonio River through fields belonging to San Antonio de Valero Mission. Irrigation was the key to the growth of mission and town. The ditch paralleled present Broadway by Brackenridge Park and Alamo Street, then fed back into the river southwest of this section. It became part of modern waterworks after 1877. This section was restored, 1968. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 |
