Marker Inscription
Organized Nov. 1862. By Act of Texas Legislature, incorporated 1863. Had store at his site. Its $44,000 capital included $8,000 subscribed by the city for its needy and for families of confederates away in the Civil War. Aim of group was to keep down costs on necessities; Candles, flour, cloth, shoes, coffee. Help was given to 10,000 people. To obtain goods, cotton had to be sold in Mexico. This traffic was so vital that confederate army detailed soldiers to drive association wagons and teams. Other towns had like projects.
About this site
San Antonio Mutual Aid Association is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4238, -98.4931 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Storming of Bexar (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bexar County Courthouse, Canary Islanders, and Seguin, Erasmo.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029004521. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
