. The geography of Texas, physical and political. the scenes enacted at and about the Alamo, which facesthis park. Brackenridge Park, comprising two hundredacres, with its natural forest growth, and San Pedro Park,containing fifty acres, are spots of great natural beauty. San Antonio river, rising from a number of springs justnortli of the city limits, is a very picturesque stream. Sotortuous is its course that for thirteen miles it flows witiiinthe city. Its tributary, San Pedro creek, also meandersthrough the city for its entire length, which is nearly tenmiles. On account of the salubrity o
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. the scenes enacted at and about the Alamo, which facesthis park. Brackenridge Park, comprising two hundredacres, with its natural forest growth, and San Pedro Park,containing fifty acres, are spots of great natural beauty. San Antonio river, rising from a number of springs justnortli of the city limits, is a very picturesque stream. Sotortuous is its course that for thirteen miles it flows witiiinthe city. Its tributary, San Pedro creek, also meandersthrough the city for its entire length, which is nearly tenmiles. On account of the salubrity of its climate and the excel-lence of its water supply, the product of artesian wells, SanAntonio has become favorably known as a health resort. In addition to twenty-nine private schools and colleges,which are located here, public schools taught by one hun-dred and fifty teachers, and fifty-five churches, represent-ing the various religious bodies, are maintained for thebenefit of the public. Some of the finest church buildingsface Travis l^ Fig. 104. City Hall and Military Plaza, Sax AntonioCopyright, 1903 and 1904, by Nic. Tengg. Used by permission
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