Roosevelt Park (San Antonio)
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Roosevelt Park | |
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Type | Public City Park |
Location |
330 Roosevelt
San Antonio , Texas |
Coordinates | 29°24′3″N 98°29′19″W / 29.40083°N 98.48861°W / 29.40083; -98.48861 |
Area | 12.9 acres (0.052 km 2 ) |
Created | 1920 |
Operated by | San Antonio Parks and Recreation |
Roosevelt Park in San Antonio, Texas is named for President Theodore Roosevelt . The origins of the park date to 1888, when it was known as the International Fair Grounds. The name was changed to Roosevelt Park in 1920. [1] Its current layout and design was created by the architectural firm of Hare & Hare , and for a brief time was known as Lambert Park, before returning the name to Roosevelt Park [1]
In 1898, Army Lt. Colonel Roosevelt, and then-recent Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Col. Leonard Wood , [2] established recruitment headquarters for the Spanish–American War at the Menger Hotel , with Wood signing up volunteers on the hotel patio [3] and Roosevelt working out of its bar room. [4] Enlistees were encamped and trained by Roosevelt in what is now the 12.9-acre Roosevelt Park. [5]
The recruits would come to be known as Roosevelt's Rough Riders . Roosevelt himself noted that Texans, in particular active Texas Rangers , made up a large percentage of the volunteers. [6]
The current park was once owned by Bexar County. When the City of San Antonio assumed ownership of the facility in 1920, the park was named Roosevelt Park. [7]
References
- 1 2 "Roosevelt Park - San Antonio | TCLF" . The Cultural Landscape Foundation . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
- ↑ "Leonard Wood" . The Hall of Valor Project . valor.militarytimes.com . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
- ↑ Oko, Dan (October 29, 2019). "Teddy Roosevelt, San Antonio, and the Birth of the Rough Riders" . Texas Highways . Texas Dept. of Highways . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
- ↑ White, Meghan (September 29, 2016). "The Menger Hotel Bar in San Antonio, Texas | National Trust for Historic Preservation" . savingplaces.org . The National Trust for Historic Preservation . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
- ↑ "TSHA | "Rough Riders" ordered from San Antonio to Florida" . Texas Day by Day . Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
- ↑ Cutrer, Thomas W. "First United States Volunteer Cavalry" . Handbook of Texas Online . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
- ↑ "Roosevelt Park" . The City of San Antonio - Official City Website . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .