From the Alamo to the Snake River
Last updated 3/28/2018 at 10:15am
Most of the 2.5 million annual Alamo visitors focus on the epic 1836 battle in which a small band of brave Texans was eventually overrun by the Mexican army. Folk heroes like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Travis were among the Texans killed while fighting for independence from Mexico.
However, the Alamo is more than a small Spanish-style church, depicted on tourism brochures, which barel...
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