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Today in San Antonio history: 1895 Ground is broken for the main building of Our Lady of the Lake Academy. Originally, the name was to be “St. Mary’s of the Lake” but Bishop Forest persuaded Mother Florence that there were so many St. Mary’s in San Antonio that another name might be more appropriate. With that, the name was changed to Our Lady of the Lake. 1922 The Bexar County commissioners wiped a town out of existence this morning. This was the town of Viva, about 18 miles north of San Antonio on the Kerrville branch of the S.A.A.P. railroad. 1927 Crowds stormed the Texas Theater all day yesterday as “The Rough Riders,” San Antonio’s own motion picture sensation, opened for an extended engagement. Filmed near Camp Bullis, the movie stars Noah Beery and Charles Ferrell.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:35:44 +0000

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