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Second Empire Style Courthouse, was completed and occupied in August, 1894. |
| This is a "new" clock tower completed in 2003. Original destroyed in 1942 by a hurricane. |  |
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The paved Angel of Goliad trail leading from down town out to the State Park. |
| Abandoned RR bridge hiding in the trees along the trail. |  |
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Ed on the boardwalk ramp. |
| Cactus taking over a tree. |  |
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Mission Espiritu Santo appears when we come out of the trees. |
| A better view of the mission. |  |
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Another view of the mission, which isn't on the official walk route, but we had to go take a look! |
| Original 1936 granite marker located on the path to the mission. |  |
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Entrance of Mission Espíritu Santo. |
| Inside the chapel. |  |
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Jesus in a side alcove of the restored chapel. |
| Display in building behind the chapel. |  |
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Spanish helmet and chain mail. |
| Ed and Bluebonnets near sundial. |  |
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Aranama Trail - Nature Loop Trail |
| View of the trail split. |  |
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Down some stairs and across a bridge. |
| Down more stairs and across another bridge. |  |
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Kiln on the hill used by CCC. |
| Cave or CCC excavation for lime? |  |
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Back at the mission we passed this information plaque. |
| Only remaining "original" wall of mission. |  |
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Plaque about the "original" wall section. |
| Back on the official walk route we followed the trail along the San Antonio River. |  |
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View of the river. |
| Taking a park road under the highway. |  |
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We followed the trail to the standing figure of General Ignacio Zaragoza, in full military uniform. |
| View of the Presidio de La Bahia. |  |
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Amphitheater behind the statue. Cinco de Mayo celebrations are held here. |
| Metal art with Texas and Mexican Flag. |  |
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Angel of Goliad Statue. |
| Fannin Memorial. |  |
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Cannon on display at Fannin Memorial entrance. |
| A closer look at the memorial. |  |
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La Bahia Cemetery was established in conjunction with the Chapel of Presidio Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de Loreto de la Bahia. |
| Neat building near the Presidio. |  |
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Tower at the corner of the Presidio. |
| Another view of the Presidio. We didn't go in as there was an additional charge to do so. |  |
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Heading back toward town on the trail. |
| Had to detour to get a picture of the park entrance. |  |
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Another angle on the entrance. |
| Climbing the boardwalk ramp we could see the bridge again. |  |
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The ramp to the bridge is gone, so is the floor of the bridge. |
| Passed this neat old house. |  |
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Passed back by the Goliad Courthouse. |
| About 1871, the market was put up and rented to sellers of meat and produce. In 1886 this became firehouse, with a meeting hall and a room for hook and ladder equipment. Bell bought in 1890 rang night hours and sounded alarms. Home of volunteer fire company until 1964, this building was restored in 1967 as a museum. |  |
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In 1885 one of the survivors of the massacre (Wm Hunter) and the Fannin Monument Association erected an obelisk memorial to Fannin and his men. |
| This isn't a pretty house, it is a funeral home. |  |
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Tree on the Courthouse Square where capital sentences rendered in court were immediately carried out, and hence the name, The Hanging Tree. |
