Plaza -- Presidio de San Saba, Menard TX
N 30° 55.337 W 099° 48.089
14R E 423422 N 3421264
The interpretive sign in the center of the plaza at Presidio de San Saba in Menard
Waymark Code: WMTVGK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2017
Views: 4
This interpretive sign inside the ruins of the Presidio to San Saba at Menard marks the location of the Presidio's Plaza, an important gathering spot that would be filled with activity during the years that this was an active Presidio.
The sign reads as follows:
"PLAZA
Each day the Presidio was alive with activity, as women baked bread, being simmered in meat roasted. The yard echoed with the noise of livestock, children, dogs, and soldiers."
Group that erected the marker: State of Texas
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Menard Country Club
US 190
Menard, TX
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