Buffalo Soldier Day
Join the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage and Outreach program - Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Institute of Texan Cultures (I.T.C.) for fun outdoor educational experiences for the entire family. I.T.C's back 40 will host several interpretive stations highlighting history and activities of the buffalo soldiers in Texas.
| When |
Feb 02, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Where | Institute of Texan Cultures - 801 East Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78233 |
| Contact Name | Luis Padilla |
| Contact Email | Luis.Padilla@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Contact Phone | (512) 389-8569 |
Celebrate African-American History Month with a visit to the Texas Frontier and life in the historic black regiments of the United States Army.
The 1870s Texas Frontier was a difficult and dangerous place. Step into the boots of a Buffalo Soldier, the African-American cavalry and infantry units that blazed the trail for modern Texas.
Texas Parks & Wildlife, the Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Association and Buffalo Soldiers Living History and Heritage Association will team with the Institute of Texan Cultures to take families back to post-Civil War Texas, where Buffalo Soldiers scouted the frontier to build roads, install telegraph lines and protect settlers from hostile Indians.
