Historical Markers in Texas

The Pajalache Acequia (Ditch)

History·Bexar County·Texas

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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