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Floresville El Camino Trail Exhibits Audio Description
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Floresville - El Camino Trail Exhibits Audio Description (Beer Warehouse)
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Floresville - El Camino Trail Exhibits Audio Description (Beer Warehouse)
Listen to the audio description Floresville - El Camino Trail exhibits (Beer Warehouse).
- Date created:
- 04/20/2022
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. 816 words. The Beer Warehouse TrailheadThis three-foot by four-foot panel sits along the path that runs by the parking lot in front of The Beer Warehouse. When you stand between the parking lot and the trail facing the path, the building is to your left. It is a one-story building stretching away from you with a covered porch that wraps across the front and part way down each side. On the other side of the street behind you is a residential neighborhood. The dirt and gravel path stretches in both directions.
Across the top of the panel is an aerial view of the three-mile-long Floresville El Camino Trail. The trail is marked by a thick brown line which runs down and to the right of your current location. Above and to the right of that line are the city blocks of Floresville. Several points of interest are marked along the trail. All text on the panel is in English and in Spanish.
At the upper left ed of the trail is the trailhead parking at River Bend Golf Club. The first point of interest is a short distance down along the trail. It is the San Antonio River. A historic map shows San Antonio, Floresville, and Goliad, Texas. The second point of interest image shows an illustration of a man on a horse herding cattle. About halfway along the trail is the third point of interest at the Train Depot, shown as a historic photograph. Near the end of the trail the last point of interest invites you to visit El Rancho de las Cabras with a small photograph of its ruins. The trail ends at Hospital Road. A small label indicates that El Rancho de las Cabras is 2-and-one-half miles south.
Below the aerial photograph text on the left reads, "El Camino Real de los Tejas spans more than 2,500 miles (4,023 km) and 150 years of history. Spain used this road network to colonize present-day Texas and western Louisiana. The road followed American Indian trails created long before Europeans arrived. Spanish and French colonists, American Indians, Mexicans, African Americans, and European Americans traveled these routes. They all left stories to discover."
At lower left is a small map showing the path of El Camino Real de los Tejas running from Los Adaes in Louisiana all the way to Mexico City in Mexico. The trail splits into multiple paths. A larger map behind and below the small one shows the Floresville area. Your location here, southeast of San Antonio, is labeled. Other points of interest along the trail are marked with small labels. They lie along a diagonal from upper right to lower left and include Apache Pass, McKinney Falls State Park, Bastrop State Park, San Marco Springs, Comal Springs, Comanche Lookout, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Dolores-Applewhite Crossing (Paso de Dolores), Rancho de las Cabras, and Laguna Espantosa. Text above the map reads, "Follow the Royal Road in South Texas." To the right of the map are four small photographs of places along the trail. At upper left is a photograph of Goliad State Park showing a large white church with a square bell tower at the front right corner. The photograph to the right shows Presidio la Bahia, a wide one-story building with a covered porch inset along the front. At lower left is a photograph from San Antonio Missions showing the front of a weathered stone church with a square bell tower at the right front. At lower right is a photograph of the Dolores-Applewhite Crossing showing a narrow river running between banks with small trees.
In the lower right of the panel is more information which reads, "Take a Hike - Follow the Camion Today. Modes: hiking, biking. Length: 3 miles. Emergencies: call 911. Amenities: benches. Local Spotlight: El Rancho de las Cabras. Ranchos supplied the missions and presidios along El Camino Real. As early as 1750, the Rancho de las Cabras supplied Mission Espada near San Antonio. The rancho (ranch) cultivated crops and raised cattle, goats, horses, and oxen. El Rancho de las Cabras is located off State Highway 97 south of Floresville."
Below the text is a small drawing showing a bird's eye view of a high wall enclosing an area almost square. At one corner is a rectangular building with a cross on top. A lower building stretches along the wall by the church. In the opposite corner are pens with some cattle in one. In the middle open area is a well and a man on horseback.
At the very bottom of the panel more text reads, "Use your mobile device. Learn more and plant trips to these sites: go.nps.gov/floresvilleelcamionrealdelostejas.org. Exhibit funded by the Wilson County Road Runner, in partnership with the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association."
End of Description.
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Floresville - El Camino Trail Exhibits Audio Description (Golf Course)
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Floresville - El Camino Trail Exhibits Audio Description (Golf Course)
Listen to the audio description Floresville - El Camino Trail exhibits (Golf Course).
- Date created:
- 04/20/2022
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic TrailEl Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. 817 words. River Bend Golf Club Trailhead
This three-foot by four-foot panel sits at the end of the parking lot at the golf club. To your left is a small warehouse. Behind you are houses in subdivisions. Ahead of you past the sign the open golf course lies to the left. Ahead of you and to the right the trail heads into an area of trees and brush.
Across the top of the panel is an aerial view of the three-mile-long Floresville El Camino Trail. Your current location is at the upper left of the view. The trail is marked by a thick brown line which runs down and to the right of your current location. Above and to the right of that line are the city blocks of Floresville. Several points of interest are marked along the trail. All text on the panel is in English and in Spanish.
The first point of interest is a short distance down along the trail. It is the San Antonio River. A historic map shows San Antonio, Floresville, and Goliad, Texas. This second point of interest shows an illustration of a man on a horse herding cattle. About halfway along the trail is the Train Depot shown as a historic photograph. Farther along the trail is another trailhead parking area located at The Beer Warehouse. Near the end of the trail the last point of interest invites you to visit El Rancho de las Cabras with a small photograph of ruins. The trail ends at Hospital Road. A small label indicates that El Rancho de las Cabras is 2 ½ miles south.
Below the aerial photograph text on the left reads, "El Camino Real de los Tejas spans more than 2,500 miles (4,023 km) and 150 years of history. Spain used this road network to colonize present-day Texas and western Louisiana. The road followed American Indian trails created long before Europeans arrived. Spanish and French colonists, American Indians, Mexicans, African Americans, and European Americans traveled these routes. They all left stories to discover."
At lower left is a small map showing the path of El Camino Real de los Tejas running from Los Adaes in Louisiana all the way to Mexico City in Mexico. The trail splits into multiple paths. A larger map behind and below the small one shows this the Floresville area. Your location here in Floresville, southeast of San Antonio, is labeled. Other points of interest along the trail are marked with small labels. They lie along a diagonal from upper right to lower left and include Apache Pass, McKinney Falls State Park, Bastrop State Park, San Marco Springs, Comal Springs, Comanche Lookout, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Dolores-Applewhite Crossing (Paso de Dolores), Rancho de las Cabras, and Laguna Espantosa. Text above the map reads, "Follow the Royal Road in South Texas." To the right of the map are four small photographs of places along the trail. At upper left is a photograph of Goliad State Park showing a large white church with a square bell tower at the front right corner. The photograph to the right shows Presidio la Bahia, a wide one-story building with a covered porch inset along the front. At lower left is a photograph from San Antonio Missions showing the front of a weathered stone church with a square bell tower at the right front. At lower right is a photograph of the Dolores-Applewhite Crossing showing a narrow river running between banks with small trees.
In the lower right of the panel is more information which reads, "Take a Hike - Follow the Camion Today. Modes: hiking, biking. Length: 3 miles. Emergencies: call 911. Amenities: benches. Local Spotlight: El Rancho de las Cabras. Ranchos supplied the missions and presidios along El Camino Real. As early as 1750, the Rancho de las Cabras supplied Mission Espada near San Antonio. The rancho (ranch) cultivated crops and raised cattle, goats, horses, and oxen. El Rancho de las Cabras is located off State Highway 97 south of Floresville."
Below the text is a small drawing showing a bird's eye view of a high wall enclosing an area almost square. At one corner is a rectangular building with a cross on top. A lower building stretches along the wall by the church. In the opposite corner are pens with some cattle in one. In the middle open area is a well and a man on horseback.
At the very bottom of the panel more text reads, "Use your mobile device. Learn more and plant trips to these sites. Exhibit funded by the Wilson County Road Runner, in partnership with the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association."
End of Description.