Near C.W. Cummings Road 0.8 miles east of Farm to Market Road 762.
A veteran of San Jacinto
Born in Arkansas
May 29, 1814
Died in 1866
His wife
Sallie Pentecost Beard
Born in June, 1818
Died in 1857 — — Map (db m225902) HM
Near C.W. Cummings Road 0.8 miles east of Farm to Market Road 762.
Begun in the Big Creek Settlement area as the Pentecost Graveyard, this cemetery dates to at least 1841 with the burial of George S. Pentecost, an "Old 300" colonist. Also buried here are six of his children and their spouses, including son-in-law . . . — — Map (db m225899) HM
On Houston Street at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Houston Street.
Most famous scout in Texas War for Independence. Obeyed Gen. Sam Houston's strategic order, then raised San Jacinto Battle Cry: "Fight for your lives! Vince's Bridge has been cut down."
A native of New York, Smith settled in 1821 in San . . . — — Map (db m126519) HM
On South 4th Street north of Morton Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Maryland in 1798, Jane H. Wilkinson moved to Mississippi (1811) and became the ward of her famous relative, Gen. James Wilkinson, field commander of the United States Army. Jane married Dr. James Long in 1815 and later followed him on a . . . — — Map (db m126517) HM
On Farm to Market Road 723 0.1 miles south of Farm to Market Road 359, on the left when traveling south.
John Foster was born on May 25, 1757, in South Carolina to William James and Mary (Hill) Foster. Family history indicates he may have served with his brothers in Charleston against a British attack in June 1776. He married Rachel (Gibson), and . . . — — Map (db m156722) HM
On Jackson Street (Alternate U.S. 90) east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar • The Father of Education in Texas • Born in Georgia August 16, 1798 • Founded the Columbus Enquirer • Came to Texas in 1836 • He commanded the cavalry at the Battle of San Jacinto • Served successively as Secretary of War, . . . — — Map (db m126864) HM
Near Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west.
Burial place of illustrious pioneers, including 1838-1841 Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798-1859) and one of State's first women settlers, Jane Long (1798-1880), known as "The Mother of Texas."
On Labor No. 1 of Mexican land . . . — — Map (db m126485) HM
On Farm to Market Road 723 0.1 miles south of Farm to Market Road 359, on the left when traveling south.
Born in the Natchez District of Spanish West Florida on March 12, 1790, Randolph Foster was the son of John and Rachel (Gibson) Foster. After service in Captain Randal Jones' Company during the War of 1812, Randolph hunted and explored throughout . . . — — Map (db m156724) HM
On Riverview Drive at Yandell Drive, on the left when traveling north on Riverview Drive.
Where a part of the Mexican Army under command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna crossed the Brazos on April 14, 1836 en route to an engagement with the Texans • This occurred one week later at San Jacinto — — Map (db m158527) HM
On an unnamed cemetery road, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Virginia 1808, reared in Georgia. Fought in Texas War for Independence, 1836, under James W. Fannin at Refugio Mission. Captured at Goliad, was spared to repair guns for Mexican Army. Escaped during Battle of San Jacinto.
Settled in . . . — — Map (db m126526) HM
This marker was dedicated January 27, 2001 on the 150th anniversary of Morton Lodge No. 72 A.F. & A.M. honoring the memory of William Morton, a Masonic brother who was one of the first settlers of Richmond. He acquired this labor of land (177 . . . — — Map (db m158448) HM
Scout under Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, 1813 Served under Gen. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812 Alcalde, San Felipe de Austin Delegate to the Conventions of Texas, 1832-33 Member of the Consultation, 1835 Captain of A Company in the Army of Texas . . . — — Map (db m212056) HM
On Eugene Heimann Circle 0.5 miles east of Richmond Parkway.
American Stephen Fuller Austin in 1821 contracted with the Spanish colonial government to bring in 300 families of settlers to the fertile bottom lands of the lower Colorado and Brazos rivers. Among his original "Old 300" colonists were the . . . — — Map (db m235371) HM
On Eugene Heimann Circle 0.1 miles east of Richmond Parkway.
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798-1859), a Georgia native, first visited Texas in 1835 when he supported a declaration for Texas Independence from Mexico and helped to build a fort at Velasco. He returned during the Texas Revolution, enlisting as a . . . — — Map (db m235369) HM
Near Dyer Moore Ranch Road 1.3 miles north of Hwy 36.
Alcalde, Municipality of Austin, 1827 and 1829
• President, Ayuntamiento of San Felipe, 1833
Member of the Consultation, 1835 • Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence — — Map (db m225920) HM
On Mustang Avenue at Herndon Drive, on the right when traveling east on Mustang Avenue.
Born 1798 in Georgia. Came to Texas 1835. Became involved immediately in movement for independence from Mexico. Upon fall of the Alamo and news of Goliad Massacre, joined Texas Army as a private, as Houston moved eastward toward San Jacinto. . . . — — Map (db m126520) HM
Developed and Erected By The Rosenberg Sesquicentennial Committee Jill Beard & Margaret Gonzales Co-Chairmen
As a gift to the City of Rosenberg on the occasion of the Texas Sesquicentennial 1986
In grateful appreciation to those members . . . — — Map (db m158524) HM WM
On Dulles Avenue at Viking Lane, on the right when traveling south on Dulles Avenue.
One of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300," William J. Stafford (1764-1840), founded the settlement of Stafford's Point on the 6819.7-acre land grant he received in the winter of 1824. Bringing his family and slaves from his Louisiana sugar . . . — — Map (db m27781) HM
Tennessean William Joseph Stafford and his second wife, Martha Cartwright, moved their family to this area in 1822 as part of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colony. Here they reared eight children and developed a plantation with a sugar cane mill and . . . — — Map (db m202071) HM
Formed from Titus County
Created March 8, 1875
Organized April 30, 1875
Named in honor of
Benjamin C. Franklin
1805 – 1873
Hero of San Jacinto
District Judge of the
Republic of Texas.
Member of the Legislature . . . — — Map (db m119672) HM
On E Reunion Street at S Dunbar Street on E Reunion Street.
A Texas War for Independence veteran. At Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836, he and 11 comrades captured 220 enemy soldiers, and on orders of Gen. Sam Houston he walked next day to Harrisburg with news of Texan victory. For military service he . . . — — Map (db m271680) HM
Near County Highway 731 1.2 miles east of Farm to Market Road 80.
A veteran of 1835 Texas armed resistance to Mexican forces. Participated in the Grass Fight (Nov. 26), and in victory at San Antonio on Dec. 10, 1835. Haley was born in Tennessee. In 1824, he moved to present Shelby County, Texas. For his services . . . — — Map (db m171529) HM
Near Cemetery Road 0.5 miles west of South 3rd Street (State Highway 14).
Born in Sunderland, England.
Came to America as Carpenter's Apprentice on a ship. Married Lucy Haggard, 1820, in Alabama. Came to Texas, 1832. Obtained land grant from Mexico 1835. In 1836 fought in Texas Revolution and in 1839 in Indian Wars. In . . . — — Map (db m158950) HM
On Farm to Market Road 472 at Farm to Market Road 462, on the right when traveling south on Highway 472.
Known as Big Foot Wallace • Defender of Texas and Texans • As Soldier Ranger and Mail Rider, He Protected the Advancing Frontier • Died January 7, 1899 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 — — Map (db m162717) HM
On East San Antonio Street at South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on East San Antonio Street.
Home of Pachal Indians before Spaniards arrived in Mexico (1519). First area explorer was Alonso de Leon, 1690, searching for Fort St. Louis founded by La Salle. Upper Presidio Road - Artery of travel from Saltillo, Mexico, to East Texas - . . . — — Map (db m162751) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 385) at SE Avenue B, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Created August 21, 1876
Organized October 24, 1905
Named for James Gaines
Born in Virginia in 1779
Established a ferry across
the Sabine River in 1819
A signer of the
Declaration of Independence
Member of the Congress
of . . . — — Map (db m61422) HM
Near 7th Street just south of Madison Avenue, on the left. Reported missing.
Headquarters for Long's Expedition which attempted to free Texas from Spanish rule in 1819. Named in honor of Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), leader in the Spanish-American War for independence. Here Mrs. Long and a small group remained until news of . . . — — Map (db m290776) HM
On Avenue O 1/2 at 29th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue O 1/2.
Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation.
This Victorian structure was then library of "The Oaks," family home of the founders, who . . . — — Map (db m59424) HM
On 57th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A man of strong principle who carried a gun in one pocket and a Bible in the other, Burnet acted as a cohesive force in the chaotic days of early Texas independence, though his dour, quick-tempered disposition kept him from ever winning wide . . . — — Map (db m127628) HM
On Avenue K west of 40th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Virginia. Captain of a
company at San Jacinto, 1836 and
in command of the Mier Expedition,
1842. Died in Galveston in 1845. — — Map (db m127598) HM
A veteran of the War of 1812, David Ayers brought his family to Texas in 1833. On behalf of the American Bible Society, they distributed bibles to new settlers. Settling first in San Patricio, Ayers moved to Washington County, where he became a . . . — — Map (db m127585) HM
Near 20th Street 0.1 miles north of Wharf Road, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the
First Navy of the Republic of Texas
Established by Governor Henry Smith
November 25th, 1835
The Fleet
Brutus • Independence
Liberty • Invincible
Commemorating the heroism of its
personnel . . . — — Map (db m65031) HM WM
On Seawall Boulevard at Boddecker Drive, on the left when traveling east on Seawall Boulevard.
The northeastern tip of Galveston Island has seen defense fortifications since the early 1800's. Crude Spanish and French forts (1816-1818) gave way to small sand forts and batteries constructed by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1844. In 1863 . . . — — Map (db m78508) HM
On Avenue M at 20th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue M.
Built in 1886 to replace a house destroyed in the great Strand fire, this was the home of Robert Morris and Sarah Franklin. Robert Franklin (1839-1923) was the son of Benjamin C. Franklin, the Battle of San Jacinto veteran for whom Franklin County . . . — — Map (db m59423) HM
On Moody Avenue (21st Street) at Avenue G, on the right when traveling north on Moody Avenue (21st Street).
Galveston Island, for centuries a crossroads for Indians, privateers, Spanish and French explorers, for a time was capital of the Republic of Texas. This was during the Texas War for Independence, when Santa Anna was making his 1836 invasion. On . . . — — Map (db m36130) HM
On Broadway Avenue J at 7th Street, in the median on Broadway Avenue J.
Born in Massachusetts July 26, 1805. Came to Texas February 1836 as captain of a company of volunteers he had recruited in Kentucky and Ohio. Commanded the second regiment of volunteers at San Jacinto. First to sound the immortal war cry opening . . . — — Map (db m309351) HM WM
Near Moody Avenue at Winnie Street, on the left when traveling south.
Born into a prominent Nashville, Tennessee, family, George Campbell Childress attended Davidson Academy (later the University of Nashville). He was admitted to the bar in 1828, the same year he married Margaret Vance. She died in 1835, soon after . . . — — Map (db m50006) HM
Who served in the
Army of Texas, 1836
and was a member
of the Mier Expedition, 1842
Born in New York
June 23, 1815
Died July 2, 1870 — — Map (db m127602) HM
Near 40th Street at Avenue K, on the right when traveling south.
A sea captain's son who became a sailor at the age of 14, Lent Munson Hitchcock left his native Connecticut and joined the Texas Navy about 1836. Seafaring duties brought him to Galveston in 1837 where he later served as harbor master, city . . . — — Map (db m50049) HM
On Avenue K east of 43rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Leon Dyer was born Feist Emanuel Heim (Haim) on Oct. 2, 1807 in Mayene, Germany, to John Maximilian and Isabella (Babette) Nachmann Dyer. The family immigrated to the U.S. around 1812 and settled in Baltimore where they began a meat packing . . . — — Map (db m127579) HM
A native of Canada, Michel B. Menard came to Texas in 1829. He lived in Nacogdoches and Liberty before settling in Galveston in 1833. He was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, and later represented Galveston in the . . . — — Map (db m127531) HM
On Avenue K east of 43rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Nicholas Descomps Labadie was born in Canada in 1802. In Missouri, he trained for the priesthood and later changed to the study of medicine. In 1831, he moved to Texas, serving as post surgeon at Anahuac. He served in the Second Regiment of Texas . . . — — Map (db m127532) HM
On Avenue P near 36th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born the son of a ship captain in Rhode Island, Samuel Williams was apprenticed to his uncle in Baltimore after 1810 to learn business skills. After 1816 he lived in Buenos Aires, where he learned Spanish and its related culture. By 1819 he was . . . — — Map (db m58097) HM
On 33rd Street at Avenue N 1/2, on the right when traveling south on 33rd Street.
A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Founder of the city of Galveston. Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. — — Map (db m150235) HM
On Rosenberg Street/25th Street at Broadway Avenue J, on the right when traveling north on Rosenberg Street/25th Street.
The Texas Heroes Monument was erected in 1900 and dedicated on
April 21st. It was the first monument in Texas honoring heroes of the
Texas Revolution of 1836. On the monument, the outstretched hand of
Victory is pointing to the San Jacinto . . . — — Map (db m245540) HM
Following Laffite's expulsion from Galveston, settlers from the West Indies began to arrive. Within a few years, Galveston became principal port to the Republic of Texas.
Galveston was declared a Port of Entry in 1825 by Mexico and a customs . . . — — Map (db m239823) HM
On Seawall Boulevard east of 28th Street, on the left when traveling east.
1836 - 1845
In commemoration of
The Texas Navy
that played heroic part
in the struggle of
the Texas Republic
and made headquarters at
the port of Galveston
Erected by
the Texas Society
Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m90704) WM
On Avenue K west of 40th Street, on the right when traveling east.
North Carolina native Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall was an early immigrant to Texas who took part in several military expeditions against Spain and Mexico. He served as acting Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas at the time of the Battle of San . . . — — Map (db m127530) HM
Served in the Texas Army, 1836.
Purchased the Galveston News
1843. Born in New Haven, N. Y.
January 4, 1820; Died June 12, 1873.
His wife
Catherine Crosby
French Cherry
Born in Sligo, Ireland, February
22, 1826; Died . . . — — Map (db m127587) HM
Born in Connecticut. Moved to Texas in 1829. Took part in Texas Revolution, participating in Siege of Bexar, 1835. Served as aide to Stephen F. Austin, "The Father of Texas" (a distant relative), Gens. Edward Burleson and Sam Houston. Commander at . . . — — Map (db m127631) HM
On 5th Street west of Gulfway Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Born in Marseilles, France, Charles Cronea came to America on a French frigate as a cabin boy in 1818. Soon after, boarding a ship out of Charleston, South Carolina, Cronea and several companions entered the service of Jean Laffite of Galveston . . . — — Map (db m157358) HM
On 10th Street south of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas President David Burnet dispatched Colonel Ed Harcourt to Galveston Island to erect a fort. Using army recruits and slave labor Harcourt built an octagonal earth and . . . — — Map (db m83304) HM
On State Highway 87 at Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 87.
Born in Charles County, Maryland, Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was a Texas pioneer. She married James Long in 1815, and joined him in Texas during his military invasion of the then-Spanish colony, settling in Nacogdoches. The occupation was . . . — — Map (db m184359) HM
On East Currie Street (State Highway 158) east of Main Street (Ranch to Market Road 33), on the right when traveling east.
Created in 1887. Organized 1893, with Garden City county seat. Named for George W. Glasscock (1810-68), flatboating partner of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois.
Came to Texas 1834 and fought 1835-36 in the War for Independence from Mexico.
Built . . . — — Map (db m115861) HM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
Historic Markers and Memorials
The creation of what is now the Fannin Battleground State Historic Site began in 1913, when the Hanleys, owners of the land, deeded 10 acres to the state. The next year, a cement wall four feet high . . . — — Map (db m234640) HM
After the fall of the Alamo, March 6, 1836, Colonel James Walker Fannin, with about 400 soldiers, mostly volunteers from the United States in the Texas War for Independence, was ordered by Texas General Sam Houston to retreat from Goliad to . . . — — Map (db m116301) HM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
In Memory of
James W. Fannin, Jr.
and Fellow Patriots
whose surrender here on
honorable terms on
Mar. 20, 1836, involved the
sacrifice of their lives at
La Bahia.
Victims of treachery's brutal stroke,
they died to break the . . . — — Map (db m234638) WM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
People make the site their own
Improvements to the site were made throughout the 1920s. A two-story bandstand was constructed and dedicated on March 2, 1928. People flocked to the location for community events such as picnics, parties, . . . — — Map (db m192340) HM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
Fannin residents keep the memory of the battle alive
The Battle of Coleto Creek was a harsh loss for the Texians. Although it did not inspire movies and books as the Alamo defeat did, it helped rally the Texian forces a few weeks . . . — — Map (db m192256) HM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
Community and Site Use
The community has used the Fannin Battleground for joyful celebrations and gatherings as well as for remembering past sacrifices. Birthday parties, bridal showers, family reunions, barbecues, and dances have all . . . — — Map (db m192336) HM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
A tragic defeat ignited support for Texas independence
In 1836, a ferocious battle that shaped Texas history was waged on the open prairie where you stand today. On March 19, about 350 volunteer soldiers for Texas independence . . . — — Map (db m192264) HM
Near State Park Road 27 at Farm to Market Road 2506.
Brings a Pavilion to the Site
In 1935, Texans prepared to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Texas Republic. Projects planned included improvements to the Fannin site. The most significant addition was the construction of a . . . — — Map (db m192346) HM
On Calle Cinco de Mayo at Camino de Bexar on Calle Cinco de Mayo.
The Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto led to the withdrawal of the Mexican army from Texas. At the end of May 1836, General Thomas Rusk reoccupied Victoria and Goliad. The Centralist soldiers had only partially burned the bodies of . . . — — Map (db m235075) HM
On Calle Cinco de Mayo at Camino de Bexar on Calle Cinco de Mayo.
The view from this bastion makes it easy to see why the Spanish chose to locate Presidio La Bahía on this ground. The San Antonio River provided a ready water supply. The fort's garrison could easily watch over Mission Espíritu Santo, only a short . . . — — Map (db m235072) HM
In addition to archaeology, architect Raiford L. Stripling relied on a lithographed birds-eye view of Presidio La Bahía. It was published in New York in 1836 and was based on a plan drawn by Captain Joseph M. Chadwick, a staff officer serving under . . . — — Map (db m235071) HM WM
Near Fannin Monument Road east of S. Jefferson Street (U.S. 183/77), on the left when traveling east.
Amid the cruelties of the Texas War for Independence, one notable woman committed acts of bravery and compassion. Francisca Alavez (also known by similar names) accompanied Mexican Army Captain Telesforo Alavez to Texas in March 1836. In seven . . . — — Map (db m36263) HM
On South Market Street south of North Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling south.
Early Goliad leader Rafael Antonio Manchola was born to a Spanish aristocratic family circa 1800. In 1822, he arrived in La Bahia, and two years later he wed María de Jesús de Leon, daughter of empersario Martín de León and Patricia de la Garza. . . . — — Map (db m34245) HM
On Cabrera Road at Barnhill Road, on the right when traveling north on Cabrera Road.
Texan soldiers of Colonel Fannin's command killed and mortally wounded in battle of March 19, 1836 and buried in Texan trenches on the battlefield
Alfred Dorsey • Conrad Eigenauer • John Jackson • John Kelly • William H. Mann • George McKnight . . . — — Map (db m237668) WM
On South Market Street north of East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north.
One of the three first Texas municipalities. Old Aranama Indian village called Santa Dorotea by the Spanish. Presidio La Bahia and Mission Espiritu de Zuniga established 1749. Here early events leading to the Texas Revolution were expeditions of . . . — — Map (db m34142) HM
First known to Spanish settlers as Nuestra Senora de Loreto, later called La Bahia del Espritu Santo.
Established as a mission in 1749. Became a strategic fort under Spanish, Mexican, Texas occupancy, 1810-1821, 1835-1836. Name changed to Goliad . . . — — Map (db m34291) HM
On Fannin Monument Road at Cabrera Road on Fannin Monument Road.
>After battle of Coleto (March 19 - 20, 1836), where a Texas Army under Col. James Walker Fannin met defeat by Mexicans in superior numbers, the Texas soldiers were held in Presidio La Bahia, supposedly as war prisoners. However, by order of . . . — — Map (db m35516) HM
On South Market Street at East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on South Market Street.
(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 . . . — — Map (db m132546) HM WM
On Calle Cinco de Mayo at Camino de Bexar on Calle Cinco de Mayo.
The history of Presidio La Bahía and Goliad can be traced through the flags of the various nations that have controlled this region of South Texas. The frequent change of flags throughout the 18th and 19th centuries reflects the site's turbulent . . . — — Map (db m235078) HM
On Smith-Walker Cemetery 0.1 miles John Pettus Road, on the right when traveling east.
Virginia native John Freeman Pettus (b. 1808) came to Texas in the early 1820s as a member of Stephen F. Austin's first colony. During the Texas Revolution he served with Ben Milam in the siege of Bexar and participated in the Battle of San Jacinto. . . . — — Map (db m267137) HM
One of the most historic Spanish forts in Texas. Popularly called Presidio la Bahía, it was founded on Espíritu Santo (present Lavaca) Bay in 1722. Twice moved, it was re-established here in 1749 to protect Espiritu Santo Mission (1/4 mi. NW). In . . . — — Map (db m36230) HM
On Calle Cinco de Mayo at Camino De Bexar, on the right when traveling south on Calle Cinco de Mayo.
The presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto was originally established near Matagorda Bay (La Bahía del Espíritu Santo) in 1721 to prevent future French landings in the area and to protect the mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga. It was . . . — — Map (db m235084) HM
On Calle Cinco de Mayo at Camino de Bexar, on the left when traveling south on Calle Cinco de Mayo.
First founded on Garcitas Creek, near Espiritu Santo Bay in April 1722 moved to Mission Valley, Victoria County, in 1726 and from there. In 1749, moved to this, it's final location - site of the massacre of Fannin's men Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836. . . . — — Map (db m235082) HM
Displays a replica of banner unfurled Dec. 20, 1835, at signing of Declaration of Independence of Texas from tyranny of Santa Anna's regime in Mexico. That declaration, drafted by staunch early patriots Philip Dimitt and Ira Ingram, and signed by . . . — — Map (db m132434) HM
On North Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling east.
Gen. Vicente Filasola, Second in Command of Mexican armies in Texas War for Independence, fled from area of his nation's defeat at San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Filasola's aim was to go to Mexico with his army.
After he had passed through Goliad, . . . — — Map (db m34166) HM
A native of Georgia, James Walker Fannin came to Texas in 1834. A brief enrollment at the United States Military Academy as a young man convinced his fellow revolutionists that he was qualified to command soldiers in battle. Fannin was unable to . . . — — Map (db m235061) HM
On State Highway 97 at State Highway 95 Spur, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 97.
One and one-half mile from
here the first shot of the
Texas Revolution
was fired from a small cannon
by Texans under the command
of Col. John H. Moore
October 2, 1835 — — Map (db m128146) HM
On State Highway 97 at State Highway 95 Spur, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 97.
Near here on October 2, 1835 was fired the first shot of the Texas Revolution of 1835-36 - the shot heard round the world. At Gonzales the Texans defied the Mexican government and refused their demand for the Gonzales cannon with the "Come and Take . . . — — Map (db m269132) HM
On St. James Street at St. Matthew Street, on the right when traveling north on St. James Street.
Site of the home to which two of the survivors of the Alamo returned, March 13, 1836. Susanna Dickinson, with her infant daughter, brought news of fall of Alamo into Mexican hands (March 6) and of the death of its heroic defenders from Gonzales, . . . — — Map (db m128171) HM
Born in Virginia to William and Isabella (Mooreland) Ponton, Andrew Ponton came to Texas in December 1829 and settled in Green DeWitt's Colony, receiving a land grant near Hallettsville. He became active in area politics, and in 1834 he was named . . . — — Map (db m36591) HM
On St. John Street at Water Street (U.S. 183), on the right when traveling south on St. John Street.
On March 11, 1836, Sam Houston, leader of Texas Revolutionary Forces, arrived here to organize the second volunteer army.
On March 13, he heard of the massacre of Alamo defenders and that the Mexican army was advancing toward Gonzales. He . . . — — Map (db m128172) HM
On St. Louis Street (State Highway 146) at North College Street, on the right when traveling west on St. Louis Street.
This block of the inner town was designated in 1825 as a cemetery.
Traditionally the burial ground for Nicholas Peck, a soldier of San Jacinto; Daniel Davis, a soldier in Mier Expedition, and his wife, Elizabeth; along with other early-day . . . — — Map (db m179330) HM
On Saint Louis Street (State Highway 146) 0.1 miles east of Lions Club Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Progressive patriot and citizen soldier in Texas War for Independence. A member of Green DeWitt's colony. Came to Texas with his family, 1830. Served as a guard for women and children fleeing Gonzales before the approach of Santa Anna, 1836. Is . . . — — Map (db m187579) HM
Born in South Carolina December 12, 1793 Killed by Indians October 8, 1848 Served in the Army of Texas, 1835-36 Signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, 36 Member of the Senate of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Congresses . . . — — Map (db m239507) HM
John Turner Tinsley was born circa 1802 in Sumner County, Tennessee to Moses and Elizabeth (Turner) Tinsley. He later became a physician and married Nancy Willis of Kentucky, with whom he had five children. The family came to Gonzales in 1834 and . . . — — Map (db m187444) HM
Born February 7, 1797
He served Texas and the men who
Fought for her Independence at the
Siege of Bexar and the San Jacinto
Campaign 1836 - 1836
Died February 2, 1872 — — Map (db m187436) HM
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