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"Running to the Fight"

 
 
"Running to the Fight" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, November 20, 2022
1. "Running to the Fight" Marker
Inscription.
In Honor of the Men From
the District of Nacogdoches
Who Fought for Our Texas Independence
The Charles & Lois Marie Bright
Foundation

 
Erected by Historic Nacogdoches Inc Project and Artist Harry Weber.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence.
 
Location. 31° 36.148′ N, 94° 39.156′ W. Memorial is in Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Mound Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. The marker is located on the south side of a small parking. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Nacogdoches TX 75961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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: Texas Revolutionary War Soldier (here, next to this marker); Woodmen of the World Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of "Old Soledad" (within shouting distance of this marker); The M.G. Hazel Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Diedrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs (within shouting distance of this marker); Church Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Nacogdoches Opera House
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Redland Hotel, 1906-1907 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nacogdoches.
 
The "Running to the Fight" Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, November 20, 2022
2. The "Running to the Fight" Statue and Marker
The Texas Revolutionary War Soldier War Memorial is located behind the “Running to the Fight” Statue.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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Jun. 28, 2026