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MEETINGS

General Meetings are the third Tuesday of the month, at Lions Field (2809 Broadway, San Antonio, 78209) 7 PM CST.

HISTORY

Mahncke Park is named for Ludwig Mahncke, the city of San Antonio’s first Parks Commissioner, appointed in 1896. As parks commissioner, he was instrumental in the development of Brackenridge Park. There is a monument to Ludwig Mahncke in Mahncke Park, near the intersection of Broadway and Parland Place. For more on the history of the Mahncke Park Neighborhood see the appendices of the Mahncke Park Master Plan.