LOCATION FILE
Menger Hotel
FOLLOWSan Antonio, TX
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Opened by William Menger in 1859 next to Alamo Plaza on the site of his brewery, it hosted figures from Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant to several U.S. presidents; Theodore Roosevelt is said to have recruited Rough Riders in its bar in 1898.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The most-reported figure is Sallie White, a chambermaid who died in 1876; guests also describe a Roosevelt-like figure in the bar and activity in the older wing.
VISITING
An operating historic hotel open to the public.
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