The Alamo: National Historic Landmark

The Alamo is perhaps the most visited historic site in Texas. Between February 26 and March 6, 1836, the Alamo was the site of the iconic “last stand” of Texas settlers, led by their commanders James Bowie and William B. ...

The Alamo Theatre

Mississippi Blues Trail Marker

The Alamo Theatre opened at this location in 1949. Prior to that the Alamo occupied two other spots in the area. The theatre showed movies, hosted music competitions, and presented blues and jazz concerts by artists such ...

The Alamo in 1836

One of the weakest points of the fortified former mission was an open space between the old church and the Low Barrack. During the Siege of Béxar, Mexican troops constructed a palisade, or double log-wall, to close the exposed area. ...

The Alamo in 1836

The fortress known to history as “The Alamo” was originally built by the Spanish in the 18th Century. Named Mission San Antonio de Valero by Franciscan officials, the mission occupied this site from 1724 until it was closed in 1793. ...

Masonic Heroes of the Alamo

Honoring these Masons

James Bonham

James Bowie

David Crockett

Almaron Dickenson

William Barret Travis

and those unidentified Masons

who gave their lives in the

Battle of the Alamo, March 6, 1836.

Erected March 6, 1976

Marker is on Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Japanese Monument to The Heroes of the Alamo

To the Memory of

The Heroes of the Alamo

[Poem in Chinese follows]

Japanese Monument

The story of the Alamo reaches far beyond the borders of Texas. More than 2.6 million visitors from around the world came to the Alamo in 1996. The DRT ...

Gonzales Men at the Alamo

Erected in grateful recognition of

the supreme act of heroism of the

thirty two men from Gonzales

who gave their lives in the Alamo

in response to the appeal of Travis.

Erected March 1, 1936

Courtesy hmdb.org

Tennessee Volunteers at the Alamo

In commemoration of the

150th Anniversary of Texas Independence

and in honor of the

Tennessee Volunteers

who gave their lives at the Alamo

on March 6, 1836

the Citizens of Tennessee

present this Tennessee Homecoming Tree and Plaque

to the Citizens of Texas

as a symbol of the friendship ...

The Alamo

A Story Bigger Than Texas

This is the Long Barrack, the oldest building in San Antonio. It was built in 1724 as a convento or residence for priests and was originally part of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, now known ...

The Alamo in 1836

The church of former Mission San Antonio de Valero had been converted into a powder magazine and artillery platorm by the Mexican Army in the autumn of 1835 during the Siege of Béxar. Following the capture of the town in ...