Posted: 1/10/2012 6:19:57 PM EDT
Say what you want about Texas, they have some great history. I just got back from the Alamo, and it is a nice place to visit. Thinking about the men who stayed while you are actually there is humbling.
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No Doubt. Thank you, pen, for the glowing review. It is awesome to imagine the last few moments
of battle as muskets are being swung as clubs, flintlock pistols firing, and ass-kickin' and name-takin' goin' on as the last few pockets of Brave Men are taken out. Very Sobering. But What a Legacy. zulu |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz Oh man........no. |
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Thanks for visiting.
The Alamo is a very meaningful place for a lot of Texans and that includes me. Personally, I don't like the way they run it. I believe it should be done in a more respectful manner like most memorials and battle sites. Its become to "commercial". |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz Oh man........no. The mission was moved back in the 1700s (1720 something) because of flooding issues. That being said, the mission is not the building. |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz No. The entire mission is much larger, but alot of it is gone now. And it's easy to see why, considering it's basically smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio. The chapel that everyone recognizes was bought and preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 20s (I think) when the city wanted to tear it down to make room more room for downtown real estate. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz No. The entire mission is much larger, but alot of it is gone now. And it's easy to see why, considering it's basically smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio. The chapel that everyone recognizes was bought and preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 20s (I think) when the city wanted to tear it down to make room more room for downtown real estate. The building, which gained fame in the Texas Revolution, was originally built as a mission in 1718 near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek. It was moved twice, with the final move to its present location happening in 1724. These original buildings were already over 100 years old by the time the Battle of the Alamo occurred in 1836. At that battle, over 150 "Texians” died, including some of the state’s most famous folk heroes such as Davie Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barrett Travis. |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz Oh man........no. The mission was moved back in the 1700s (1720 something) because of flooding issues. That being said, the mission is not the building. That location that Pen visited is the site where many men fought and died so that my beloved Texas could be free of Santa Anna. |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz No. The entire mission is much larger, but alot of it is gone now. And it's easy to see why, considering it's basically smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio. The chapel that everyone recognizes was bought and preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 20s (I think) when the city wanted to tear it down to make room more room for downtown real estate. The building, which gained fame in the Texas Revolution, was originally built as a mission in 1718 near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek. It was moved twice, with the final move to its present location happening in 1724. These original buildings were already over 100 years old by the time the Battle of the Alamo occurred in 1836. At that battle, over 150 "Texians” died, including some of the state’s most famous folk heroes such as Davie Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barrett Travis.
Source? I knew the mission moved but did not think it referred to that building. I thought it referred to the "missionaries" so to speak changing locations. I know they moved from one side of the river to the other because of flooding or something like that. How the hell would you relocate a building like that anyway? I was from Texas until recently. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz No. The entire mission is much larger, but alot of it is gone now. And it's easy to see why, considering it's basically smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio. The chapel that everyone recognizes was bought and preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 20s (I think) when the city wanted to tear it down to make room more room for downtown real estate. The building, which gained fame in the Texas Revolution, was originally built as a mission in 1718 near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek. It was moved twice, with the final move to its present location happening in 1724. These original buildings were already over 100 years old by the time the Battle of the Alamo occurred in 1836. At that battle, over 150 "Texians” died, including some of the state’s most famous folk heroes such as Davie Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barrett Travis. Source? I knew the mission moved but did not think it referred to that building. I thought it referred to the "missionaries" so to speak changing locations. I know they moved from one side of the river to the other because of flooding or something like that. How the hell would you relocate a building like that anyway? I was from Texas until recently. http://gotexas.about.com/od/attra6/a/TheAlamo.htm |
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz No. The entire mission is much larger, but alot of it is gone now. And it's easy to see why, considering it's basically smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio. The chapel that everyone recognizes was bought and preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 20s (I think) when the city wanted to tear it down to make room more room for downtown real estate. The building, which gained fame in the Texas Revolution, was originally built as a mission in 1718 near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek. It was moved twice, with the final move to its present location happening in 1724. These original buildings were already over 100 years old by the time the Battle of the Alamo occurred in 1836. At that battle, over 150 "Texians” died, including some of the state’s most famous folk heroes such as Davie Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barrett Travis.
Those buildings were built on site, not moved. The mission was moved, twice, but the buildings were not as they were mud and straw. In 1724, after remants of a Gulf Coast hurricane destroyed the existing structures at Mission San Antonio de Valero, the mission was moved to its current location.
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did you know the Alamo which you saw was not originally in that location? You're going ot have to elaborate on that one, because my understanding is that site has been used since 1724 originally for a mission, and then for various other purposes until it was finally restored. the actual building was moved from it's original location to where it now sits. at least that's what i read on the internetz No. The entire mission is much larger, but alot of it is gone now. And it's easy to see why, considering it's basically smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio. The chapel that everyone recognizes was bought and preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas in the 20s (I think) when the city wanted to tear it down to make room more room for downtown real estate. The building, which gained fame in the Texas Revolution, was originally built as a mission in 1718 near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek. It was moved twice, with the final move to its present location happening in 1724. These original buildings were already over 100 years old by the time the Battle of the Alamo occurred in 1836. At that battle, over 150 "Texians” died, including some of the state’s most famous folk heroes such as Davie Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barrett Travis.
Those buildings were built on site, not moved. The mission was moved, twice, but the buildings were not as they were mud and straw. In 1724, after remants of a Gulf Coast hurricane destroyed the existing structures at Mission San Antonio de Valero, the mission was moved to its current location.
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