San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Old Triangle
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2014
1. The Old Triangle Marker
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, San Marcos firemen were summoned to a blaze by the clanging sound of a huge triangle which hung from a tree limb at the right of this entrance to the Hays County Courthouse.
The great (55 pound) triangle was made by a local blacksmith from a thick, square wrought iron bar. After the fire department secured a more conventional bell, David M. Dailey remembers that this “bell” was used to signal the 6:00 p.m. closing of stores on the square. As a boy he observed a man emerge from Mutual Mercantile Store on the corner of Hopkins and Guadalupe Streets, watch in his hand, and stride across the street to strike the “great old bell” six times. Mr. Daileys family rescued the “old bell” from the scrap heap and preserved it for posterity.
Erected 1991 by San Marcos Historic Preservation Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features.
Location. 29° 52.982′ N, 97° 56.457′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is on East Hopkins Street (State Highway 80) east of North Guadalupe Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located near the northeast corner of
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Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glover-Wood Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Courthouses of Hays County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hardy Williams Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 107 E Hopkins Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 131 North Guadalupe (within shouting distance of this marker); The Newton Gang (within shouting distance of this marker); 100 West Hopkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding of the First Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2014
2. The Old Triangle Marker (wide view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2014
3. The Old Triangle Marker (wide view)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
