HCAA July 19 General Meeting
Comfort Public Library
701 High Street, Comfort, 78013
Saturday, July 19th
Doors Open at 12:30 p.m.
Member Meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Followed by the Presentation
Free and open to the public!
By: Russell C. (Rusty) Busby
San Antonio River Digs
Rusty participated in digs at the loop of the San Antonio River closest to the Alamo for four years (1990-1993). Clive Cussler, author of Raise the Titanic, through his organization, the National Underwater Marine Association (NUMA), sponsored these four digs to search for Alamo Cannons. They followed several different leads as to cannons being dumped into the river before and after the battle, and conducted several magnetometer surveys. The river was drained for over a week each year for the city to make repairs, so they set up their screens and worked almost around the clock. They found many Alamo (and earlier) era artifacts, but no cannons - YET! See images below taken of the dig by Rusty Busby.
About Russell C. (Rusty) Busby:
Russell C. "Rusty" Busby was born in San Antonio and now resides between Comfort and Boerne on a small ranch with his wife, Jan. They have one son, Brett, who lives in Austin and serves as a judge on the Texas Supreme Court. Rusty has practiced law all over the state of Texas for over 52 years and previously served as the Kendall County Commissioner for Pct. 4. He is a member of the Texas Archeological Society and HCAA and is an Eagle Scout, as was his father, as is his son and as is his grandson soon to be. Rusty is a life member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Alamo Historical Society.
