Goliad in Goliad County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
J. W. Fannin
(South Side of Monument)
In Memory of
J. W. Fannin
and his Comrades
in Arms
April A.D. 1885
Fannin
(East Side of Monument)
March 27, A.D. 1836
(North Side of Monument)
The
Alamo
Remember
Goliad
(West Side of Monument)
March 2, A.D. 1836
Consummated
April 21, A.D. 1836
Erected 1885 by Fannin Monument Association. (Marker Number 2686.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence. A significant historical date for this entry is March 27, 1836.
Location. 28° 40.043′ N, 97° 23.455′ W. Marker is in Goliad, Texas, in Goliad County. Memorial is at the intersection of South Market Street and East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on South Market Street. Monument is located in the middle of the Goliad City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goliad TX 77963, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Goliad (within shouting distance of this marker); Market House Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Goliad County World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Lieut. James H. Ewell Jr. Memorial (about 500 feet away); Santa Anna's Surrender Ratified (about 500 feet away); The Hanging Tree (about 500 feet away); Regulators of Goliad County (about 600 feet away); Don Rafael Antonio Manchola (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goliad.
Also see . . .
1. Goliad Massacre - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on April 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.)
2. Fannin, James Walker, Jr. - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on April 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.)
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