A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
The hallowed Texas shrine, the Alamo, has always been in danger of being swallowed up since 1836. In 1903, the actions of schoolteacher Adina De Zavala, the granddaughter of the first Vice President of Texas, purchased the property along with heiress Clara Driscoll (founders of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas), to prevent it b…