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
On Farm to Market Road 2987, 0.9 miles north of U.S. 59, on the right when traveling south.
During 1810 - 1819 efforts to expel Spain from Texas, a bloody clash occurred here on June 19, 1817, between the forces of Col. Antonio Martinez, last Spanish governor of Texas, and a Mexican Republican Army of invasion that was on its way to . . . — — Map (db m131944) 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 Blackburn Street, 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2506, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1880s, Baptists in Cologne, a Freedman's Colony, established what would become the Union Missionary Baptist Church. It is believed that the church's early trustees built the first church along Perdido Creek in 1884 and called it St. John. . . . — — Map (db m192233) HM
