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[News Clip: Goliad Fort]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the restoration and archaeology of Presidio La Bahia, known also as Fort Defiance, near Goliad; The fort was founded in 1749 by Spanish Royalists, and has been occupied variously by Spanish, Mexican, Texans, Mexicans, etc., and was the site of the March 27, 1836 Palm Sunday massacre of James Fannin and nearly 500 prisoners by the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution.
Date: November 29, 1964
Duration: 3 minutes
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: San Jacinto Monument]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the cleaning and upkeep of the San Jacinto Monument; The 570 foot tall stone obelisk commemorating the winning of the battle for Texas independence from Mexico in 1836 is being sand-blasted to clean the exterior, and will be coated with a water sealant to help preserve the structure, which was opened to the public on April 21, 1939.
Date: November 23, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Goliad Fort]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the restoration and archaeology of Presidio La Bahia, known also as Fort Defiance, near Goliad; The fort was founded in 1749 by Spanish Royalists, and has been occupied variously by Spanish, Mexican, Texans, Mexicans, etc., and was the site of the March 27, 1836 Palm Sunday massacre of James Fannin and nearly 500 prisoners by the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution.
Date: November 29, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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