Alamo named first World Heritage Site in Texas after nine-year campaign
Spanish colonial missions in San Antonio chosen as part of 23rd US site deemed of ‘outstanding importance’ to human heritage ...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Announces Nomination of 10 Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) For Immediate Release: January 30, 2015 Contact(s): Interior_Press@ios.doi., Stephen Morris, 202-354-1803 Secretary Jewell Announces Nomination of 10 Buildings...
View ArticleMissions restoration garnering an award
The agency managing the overhaul of the city's four Spanish missions on the South Side has won a state award for its efforts. The Texas Historical Commission informed the Old Spanish Missions...
View ArticleVillarreal bill seeks to 'reclaim' Alamo footprint
A “museum district” around the Alamo to promote the shrine as a national treasure, “reclaim its original footprint” and make San Antonio “a global destination” is the promise of a bill introduced this...
View ArticleAlamo, Champagne among new World Heritage sites
The Associated Press BONN (AP) — The United States has succeeded in its bid to “Remember the Alamo,” after the U.N. cultural body approved its status as a World Heritage site Sunday. The Alamo was one...
View ArticleTexas officials laud Alamo's world heritage site designation
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas officials applauded a United Nations committee's decision Sunday to add the Alamo and four other Spanish Roman Catholic missions to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites,...
View Article2014 Director’s Partnership Awards Recognize Significant Contributions to...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) 2014 Director's Partnership Awards Recognize Significant Contributions to Parks and Programs WASHINGTON - Today, the National Park Service announced the recipients...
View ArticleSan Antonio, Texas’ Alamo Honored As UNESCO World Heritage Site, But Does The...
With the addition of the San Antonio Missions to the list, the United States boasts just 11 cultural sites total — 23 with the inclusion of natural sites like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite national...
View ArticleTourism to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Creates (NPS -...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) Date: March 3, 2014 Contact: Mardi Arce, 210-534-8833 Contact: 210-932-0650x14 San Antonio, Texas - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 614,810...
View ArticleUN approves world heritage status for The Alamo, other sites
BONN, Germany >> The United States has succeeded in its bid to “Remember the Alamo,” after the U.N. cultural body approved its status as a world heritage site Sunday. The Alamo was one of five...
View ArticleWorld Heritage Site party ends, international marketing campaign begins...
San Antonio leaders took a moment Tuesday morning to bask in the global spotlight, and now an international marketing campaign is set to begin promoting the city. The United Nations Educational,...
View ArticleWomen's History Month at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) Date: March 14, 2014 Contact: Maria Agui Carter Contact: A(K:H[B1J3.AZ03EJDF+ &r=/saan/parknews/whm2014.htm">Lee Wilder, 210/932-0650 x 14 San Antonio...
View ArticleState could pay to open U.S. parks
After struggling for years to address needs at its state-run parks, Texas leaders now must decide whether to fund national parks here with private, local and state funds while a partial government...
View ArticleBill in Congress seeks to add acreage to San Antonio missions
A bill to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is back on the table in the U.S. Congress. A similar bill failed to reach the floor of the U.S. House of...
View ArticleAlamo is added to UNESCO World Heritage Sites today, a first for Texas
"Remember The Alamo!" Today the Alamo, the shrine of Texas liberty, was "remembered" by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as a World Heritage Site. UNESCO...
View ArticleSan Antonio gets an assist in quest to land World Heritage Site designation
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View ArticleSan Antonio inches closer to securing World Heritage Site designation for...
W. Scott Bailey Reporter/Project Coordinator- San Antonio Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ | Facebook Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced on Friday that the United States is...
View ArticleWorld Heritage status could be economic game changer for missions
Cathy De La Garza / San Antonio Business Journal San Antonio's Mission San Jose is one of the sites under consideration for a World Heritage designation. Reporter/Project Coordinator- San Antonio...
View ArticleUN World Heritage Site Label Prompts Alamo Controversy
A World Heritage Site designation mandates the creation of a property restrictions buffer zone which encompasses about 4,500 acres around the Alamo. Thousands of Texas property owners could be impacted...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions site gets World Heritage status
(CNN)The Lone Star State isn't quite so lonely after earning a spot on an elite list kept by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The U.N.'s cultural body approved the...
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