San Pedro Springs Park
San Pedro Ave., San Antonio, TXSan Pedro Sprinos Park has been inhabited since prehistoric times and has functioned continuously as a public space since 1729 when King Phil ip V of Spain decreed the area as ejido or common land. It is probably the second oldest major municipal park in the United States; only the Boston Comm n is older. The history of the park and the manipulation of its landscape presents a vivid picture of 2 1/2 centuries of a city's social, political and cultural life. During its long history San Pedro Springs has been the site of an Indian village, Spanish fort and mission, military camps, racetrack, amusement park, zoo and fairgrounds and likely contains artifacts from all periods of its occupation.
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Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.