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For centuries, people settled in the Edwards Aquifer region, because of the abundance of fresh, pure spring water.

The Edwards Aquifer Timeline

10,000 BC

Flint tools indicate the presence of the Clovis peoples at San Marcos Springs marking the start of one of the longest continually inhabited sites in North America

1535 AD

Spanish explorers discover the San Antonio River and San Pedro Springs

1709

Franciscan Monks discover the San Marcos River

1714

St. Dennis starts a small trading village near San Antonio Springs

First major acequia built in San Antonio