Res 2026-017 Approving the City of San Marcos Historic Preservation Plan

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SAN MARCOS RIVER FOUNDATION (SMRF), 1985 Protects land over the recharge zone, collaborates with trail building gogroups, protects SMRF's East Side Preserve, educates landowners on best practices, and more. For the last decade, the organization has advocated for ,i'wrc<;,RiverFounElatian protective development codes in critical aquifer recharge areas and has made conservation areas and easements its immediate concern with the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance and the Hill Country Alliance. https://www.sanmarcosriver.org CALABOOSE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM, 1997 Through preservation, events, and education, the museum strives to preserve and honor the legacy of the African American experience in Hays County. After establishing the museum and gaining designation as an RTHL and OTHM, founder TORY AUSEUM Johnnie Armstead sought and received grant and city funding to restore the building, which was constructed in 1873. While the current building is not the original jail, it stands on the site of the original jail's site. https://www.calaboosemuseum.org/ TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PUBLIC HISTORY, 1997 CENTER FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES, 2000 THE WITTLIFF COLLECTIONS, 2007 TE XAS Brings together community partners, faculty, and students to research, interpret, and ultimately share histories centered around Texas. The Public History Program provides students with opportunities to gain hands-on experience through public history projects, public programming, and SAinternships that benefit San Marcos. CAS supports archaeological UNIVERSITY investigations in the community and beyond. The Wittliff Collections provides TT SAN MARCOS a research center, archives, and museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the culture heritage of Texas, Mexico, and the Southwest, including the Lonesome Dove Collection, the production archives of the television miniseries. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/ httl2s://12ublichistory.history.txst.edu SAN MARCOS GREENBELT ALLIANCE, 1998 A nonprofit organization which coordinates with City Parks and Recreation, SMRF, and the Hill Country Alliance among other statewide groups to protect s A N M A a c 0 s the quality of life for the people of San Marcos by creating interconnected .EEN BE LT A LL I A r natural areas and parks. The organization holds conservation areas and wwvv .SMgreenbeJt.0ro easements in trust for thousands of acres in the City. https://smgreenbelt.orgg/ DUNBAR HERITAGE ASSOCIATION, 1999 Founded by Harvey Miller, it aims to preserve and celebrate Black culture in San Marcos. The organization hosts an annual march honoring Martin Luther King Jr., DHAand Black History Month and Juneteenth celebrations; advocates for bringing THE DUNBAR HERITAGE awareness to the historical and cultural contributions made by the members of the ASSOC POW San Marcos Black community; and educates the community about Black culture through events, workshops, and seminars. https://dhasmtx.com/about/ 74 SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026)