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Stone Gate

Stone Gate

Pictured is a stone gate used to control an irrigation ditch. Said ditch is full of water, and such ditches were used by mission inhabitants to water their crops.
Galleries: 1565 to 1821: Spanish Colonization in Florida and American Southwest, Irrigation, Mission San Juan Capistrano
Keywords: Mission San Juan Capistrano, National Historical Park, San Antonio Missions, San Juan, Texas, acequia, agriculture, farming, irrigation, water
Photo Location: Mission San Juan, San Antonio, Texas
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 02/22/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.02
F Number: 20
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 33°30′10″N 117°39′46″W
Picture Number: 26361