Above photo of Presidio La Bahia in 1938 (looking East). The Fannin grave and the newly constructed monument to celebrate the Texas centennial is shown in the upper right hand corner. The outline of the foundation of the two room birthplace of General Ignacio Zaragoza is shown in the lower right hand corner. Our Lady of Loreto Chapel is shown in the lower left hand corner. Photo from: Presidio La Bahia, by Kathryn Stoner O'Connor.

Above photo of the fully restored Presidio La Bahia (looking Southeast). In the background is the Fannin memorial and gravesite. Right middle, outside the presidio wall is the restored birthplace of General Ignacio Zaragoza.

The Preservation and Restoration of the Presidio La Bahia by Mrs. Thomas O'Connor for the Corpus Christi Diocese of the Catholic Church, owner and Custodian, began April 24th, 1963. The work being done under the direction of Raiford L. Stripling (photo left), Architect, and a staff of restoration technicians headed by L. A. Pettus, Engineer, R. E. Beard, Archelogist and O. G. Compton, Superintendent, all having had experience in the investigation, resoration, and preservation of the nearby contemporary historic sites of Mission Espiritu Santo and Mission Rosario. Reverend Edward Kircher served as the representative of Bishop M. S. Garriga and Monsg. Wm. J. Oberste on the work as well as labor and fiscal agent for the Kathryn O'Connor Foundation.