San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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which opened in May 2010.
History
Minnie and Max Voelcker owned and operated a dairy farm on the property. The property included a stone house, which was preserved. The property was purchased by the city in 2007 and is considered the signature project among the 69 park projects included in the 2007–2012 Bond Program.
Phil Hardberger
Phillip Duane Hardberger (born July 27, 1934) is an American politician and lawyer who served as mayor of San Antonio, taking office in June, 2005. A Democrat, he was elected on a non-partisan ballot.
Life and career Family and early years
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championed this bond program as San Antonio mayor from 2005 to 2009. The
San Antonio City Council
The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts.
San Antonio has a council-manager form of gov ...
voted December 3, 2009, to name the park in honor of Hardberger's contributions to the project.
Recreation and features
Features include of trails, two playscapes on either side of the park, a nature play area for children, dog parks on both sides of the park, picnic facilities, basketball courts, an outdoor classroom, a children's vegetable garden, a wildscape demonstration garden, a restored wetland, the
Salado Creek
Salado Creek ( ) is a waterway in San Antonio that runs from northern Bexar County for about to the San Antonio River near Buena Vista.Robert L.B Tobin Land Bridge. There are also three public art displays. A restored prairie landscape has been created.
See also
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Brackenridge Park
Brackenridge Park is a 343-acre public park in San Antonio, Texas, USA, on the city's Broadway Corridor just north of downtown San Antonio.
Brackenridge Park also refers to the district of the city where the park is located.
History
It was c ...
San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden
The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, or Sunken Gardens in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century. It was known also as Chinese Tea Gardens, Chinese Tea Garden Gate, Chinese Su ...