Details for The Pajalache Acequia (Ditch)

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5029003911

Data

Marker Number 3911
Atlas Number 5029003911
Marker Title The Pajalache Acequia (Ditch)
Index Entry Pajalache Acequia, The (Ditch)
Address N. Presa St.
City San Antonio
County Bexar
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 549522
UTM Northing 3254932
Subject Codes missions; water topics; Native Americans
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location E side of N. Presa St., N side of San Antonio River, at entrance to River Walk (Paseo del Rio)
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (pink granite and bronze)
Marker Text Constucted early in the 18th century by the Pajalache Indians as a part of their irrigation system, began here in La Villita and ended at Mission Concepcion. The padres and the Indians travelled in canoes between these places, as the acequia was wide and deep. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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