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History of Anthony, Texas: A Community Built by the Alamo Portland Cement Company

By: Claudia Hazlewood

Published: 1952

Updated: November 1, 1994

Anthony was on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad in the city limits of San Antonio, Bexar County; the site was six miles north of downtown, near the site of the Alamo Portland Cement Company. Anthony was established by the cement company after 1900 as a community for its employees. St. Anthony's Shrine was erected there by Peter M. Baque in 1931. The church for the settlement was called St. Peter, Prince of Apostles, and had a parish school.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Claudia Hazlewood, “Anthony, TX (Bexar County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/anthony-tx-bexar-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HVA21

Original Publication Date:
1952
Most Recent Revision Date:
November 1, 1994
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place
Anthony
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Bexar County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 29.49751900°
  • Longitude: -98.47882000°

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