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Now add to the geopolitical threat to San Antonio's five missions attaining a coveted World Heritage Site designation, another threat — San Antonio. In a San Antonio Express-News article Saturday,...
View ArticleUnited States Celebrates World Heritage Inscription of San Antonio Missions
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States celebrated the World Heritage Inscription of the San Antonio Missions, including the historic Alamo, with a monumental ceremony...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell to Celebrate Designation of San Antonio Missions as a World...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) Date: October 15, 2015 Contacts: Jessica Kershaw (Interior), Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov John Boggess (San Antonio Missions World Heritage Communications),...
View ArticleCornyn Statement on Designation of San Antonio’s Missions as World Heritage...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of today's ceremony designating San Antonio's five historic...
View ArticleCornyn Statement on Designation of San Antonio’s Missions as World Heritage...
(Source: John Cornyn) SAN ANTONIO - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of today's ceremony designating San Antonio's five historic Missions as a...
View Article10/17/15 - San Antonio celebrates World Heritage designation (Bexar County, TX)
(Source: Bexar County, TX) 624c359bac00cb2e5bf7c6.pdf October 17, 2015 SAN ANTONIO CELEBRATES WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION IN STYLE Dignitaries from Around the World Join San Antonio Community in San...
View ArticleTexas missions celebrate World Heritage Inscription
A string of Spanish missions built in what is today Texas received their World Heritage Inscription this weekend. Four of the missions — Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepción de Acuña,...
View ArticleSAN ANTONIO CELEBRATES WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION IN STYLE (City of San...
(Source: City of San Antonio, TX) Communications and Public Affairs: 207-7234 Published on Saturday, October 17, 2015 SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 17, 2015) - The nine years of work to have San Antonio's five...
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 Missions National Park
San Antonio Missions Overview: When Texas was a provincial territory of Spain, a number of missions were built throughout the territory for both protection...
View ArticleTexas Just Declared Its First World Heritage Site
By: Fiona Moriarty, Hipmunk This past weekend, the five historic missions in San Antonio received�official designation as a World Heritage Site. Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the culmination...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions National Historical Park Announces Project to Address...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) Date: January 14, 2016 Contact:Lauren Gurniewicz, 210.534.8875 ext. 227 San Antonio -This week, the National Park Service (NPS) announced $15 million in support of...
View Article03/31/16 - Bexar County awarded grant to help protect Joint Base San Antonio...
(Source: Bexar County, TX) 8fc87f63-0702-4b02-a869-1a905b81fd1e.pdf Bexar County Commissioners Court San Antonio, Texas 78205-3036 210.335.2555 210.335.2926/fax FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2016...
View ArticleCongressman Scott, Congressman Bishop Push for Ocmulgee Mounds National...
(Source: Austin Scott) Congressman Scott, Congressman Bishop Push for Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park 06/26/14 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Rep. Austin Scott...
View ArticleCelebrating World Heritage Day in San Antonio on Monday, April 18 (City of...
(Source: City of San Antonio, TX) Contact: Thea Setterbo, 210-207-7349 thea.setterbo@sanantonio.gov SAN ANTONIO (April 18, 2016) - Each year during Fiesta, San Antonio honors its rich and diverse...
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 ArticleHistoric Sites in San Antonio
San Antonio has played a pivotal role in Texas since history since the Spanish Colonial Era. Unlike so many other Texas cities, San Antonio has long protected and preserved many of its historic...
View ArticleAlamo, four Spanish missions named World Heritage Site
SAN ANTONIO — A U.N. agency named the Alamo and the four Spanish colonial Catholic missions in San Antonio as a World Heritage Site on Sunday. It’s the first place in Texas deemed to be of “...
View ArticleCongress Approves Most Significant National Park System Expansion in Nearly...
(Source: NPCA - National Parks Conservation Association) New and Expanded National Parks will Showcase our Nation's History and Protect Incredible Landscapes Washington, DC - With today's Senate...
View ArticleSenator Heinrich Recognized As Champion For National Parks, Receives National...
(Source: Democratic Party of New Mexico) Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, received the National Park Heritage Award from...
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