The "layered history" of the Alamo as a Spanish mission and eventually a fort is represented in the entrance, per The Alamo Trust. Baucum says panels on the gate's walls chronicle the landmark's ...

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If there's one thing San Antonio is known for, it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that ... Alamo's oldest building), the Alamo Exhibit (featuring more than 500 artifacts ...