San Pedro Springs
San Pedro Springs | |
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Spring source | Edwards Aquifer |
Elevation | 660 ft (201 m) above sea level |
Type | Karst springs |
Provides water for | San Pedro Creek, San Antonio River |
San Pedro Springs is the name of a cluster of
Natural history
The San Pedro Springs are located in the Tobin Hill neighborhood of San Antonio, about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of Downtown San Antonio. Most of the springs are within
In addition to the association of groundwater availability with this locale along the Balcones Fault, the area is also considered an ecological dividing line for occurrence of some species; for example, the
History
Artifacts from
The springs were named by Father
In 1718 Governor Martín de Alarcón established a settlement he called Villa de Béxar near the headwaters of San Pedro Creek, but civilian settlement did not materialize. Also, in 1718, another Spanish missionary,
In the 1730s, an acequia was built to carry water from the springs toward the city for irrigation and household use. By the 1870s, the springs provided water for boating, fishing, and swimming.
A municipal swimming pool was built in the park in 1922; it was replaced in 1954 and again in 2000.
See also
References
- San Pedro Springs from the Handbook of Texas Online 2008.
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: Washingtonia filifera, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- Roy L. Lehman, Ruth O'Brien, Tammy White. 2005. Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend, Texas A&M University Press, 352 pages ISBN 978-1-58544-408-3
- Jesús Francisco de la Teja, Land and Society in 18th Century San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1988.