​Early San Antonio Boarding House

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Marker Text: ​Early San Antonio boarding house keeper, Wm. Menger in 1859 opened fine stone hotel, The "new" Menger, beside Alamo Plaza, to host Indians, presidents, poets, actors, generals, singers, public of the world. Served venison, quail, mutton, beef, soup made of San Antonio river Turtles. Bar's vintages had ice imported by gulf steamers and expressed to San Antonio in special wagons.
 Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders were recruited here. (1965) 

Marker No: 3334

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 29.424784,-98.486145

Location: ​Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio