Remembering a gator at Conquista Crossing

Clarence Ehlers shared this reminiscence, after seeing the story, “Alligator spotted in Floresville park,” in the May 7 Wilson County News. The time is 1923, if I recall correctly, and the location is Falls City, Texas. The picture shows my grandfather, Alfred Ehlers, proudly showing off an alligator that he and Arthur Erdmann killed in the San Antonio River at the Conquista Crossing, located a few miles west of Falls City on F.M. 791. The other gentleman on the right side is E.P. Ehlers, brother of my grandfather. The story goes this way. The guys were at the river on...

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