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The Spanish acequias of San Antonio / I. Waynne Cox.
- Title
- The Spanish acequias of San Antonio / I. Waynne Cox.
- Author
- Cox, I. Waynne.
- Publication
- San Antonio : Maverick Pub., c2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F394.S2 C883 2005 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 93 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This well researched and documented book recounts the unique history of water and water distribution in early San Antonio, Texas. The founding of San Antonio in 1718 was due to the presence of two major sources of water --San Pedro Springs and the headwaters of the San Antonio River. From these Spanish engineers designed seven major acequia systems that followed sometimes barely perceptible land contours downward. The history and remarkable expertise of those early engineers is recounted here. Photographs and maps of early San Antonio and urban San Antonio add to the story. The manuscript was completed shortly before the renown local San Antonio archaeologist died at the age of 70 years.
- Alternative Title
- Acequias of San Antonio
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [86]-90) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- San Antonio and its first acequia -- New acequias for town and missions -- Water for a growing city -- Closing the urban acequias -- Rediscovery.
- ISBN
- 189327134X (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2004018787
- OCLC
- 56319809
- SCSB-12119256
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library