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[Jason]

It is the original beer inside. They found a bottle dump when they expanded the Riverwalk in San Antonio. It has to be from the 1800s. The company changed it's name to Lone Star Brewing Co. In 1882. It's now in the UTSA collection.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Wow.

 

[Jason]

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It looks like the construction workers damaged most of the bottles...

 

[Robby Raccoon]

That's an amazing dump.

 

[Jason]

It is. I believe they found two dumps. They dug some amazing local soda bottles too.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

What were they originally set out to do? And how come all the bottles were there?

 

[hemihampton]

Thats a cool pic of dump. What does that bottle say on it? does not look like Lone Star? LEON. P.S. Looks like Wm. Esser?

 

[Jason]

The San Antonio Riverwalk originally went through the downtown area only. They have been expanding the river reach to the origin of the river 10 miles north and like 20 miles to the south. They're building more locks to get boats through the old weirs, too. It has walkways, river boat taxis, and tourist river barges. As for the dumps existence, I would have to read more about it. It is marked Wm. Esser. It was the name of the brewery before he sold interest in it to other business partners.

 

[hemihampton]

Esser changed to Alamo Ice & Brewing in 1884. At 31 Cameron Street. Lone star brewing started in 1884-1918 at 120 Jones Ave. LEON.

 

[hemihampton]

If you collect Lone Star Items I got some for sale? Let me know. LEON.