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Goliad in Goliad County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

J. W. Fannin

 
 
J. W. Fannin Monument South Face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, April 7, 2019
1. J. W. Fannin Monument South Face
Inscription.

(South Side of Monument)
Erected

In Memory of
J. W. Fannin
and his Comrades
in Arms

April A.D. 1885


Fannin



(East Side of Monument)
Massacred
March 27, A.D. 1836



(North Side of Monument)
Remember
The
Alamo

Remember
Goliad



(West Side of Monument)
Independence declared
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
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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.) 
 
J. W. Fannin Monument East Face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, April 7, 2019
2. J. W. Fannin Monument East Face
J. W. Fannin Monument North Face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, April 7, 2019
3. J. W. Fannin Monument North Face
J. W. Fannin Monument West Face image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, April 7, 2019
4. J. W. Fannin Monument West Face
J. W. Fannin Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, April 7, 2019
5. J. W. Fannin Monument
J. W. Fannin Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, April 7, 2019
6. J. W. Fannin Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.

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