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Texas Independence War Topic
By Sandra Hughes, June 14, 2014
McMahon House Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Jefferson Street at Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling west on Jefferson Street. |
| | Built about 1830 for merchant Joseph Trotter, this house was purchased in 1838 by John J. McMahon, a Virginia-born cotton factor who divided his time between Courtland and New Orleans. The house remained the home of McMahon's descendants for nearly . . . — — Map (db m84307) HM |
| | The Red Rovers Volunteer military company organized at Courtland 1835 to aid Texas in struggle for independence.
Commanded by Dr. Jack Shackelford, local physician, company derived its name from color of home spun uniforms, made by citizens . . . — — Map (db m84308) HM |
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Any discussion of the Battle of the Alamo must begin with the Siege of Bexar, named after San Antonio de Bexar which ocurred [sic] in December 1835. In early December, Bexar was controlled by the Mexicans. On December 5th, a group of Texas . . . — — Map (db m91496) HM WM |
| On East Cruselle Street (U.S. 80) at Fairplay Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on East Cruselle Street. |
| | This County created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 9 & 23, 1822, is named for William H. Crawford, Georgia statesman who was Secretary of the Treasury at the time the County was established. At the County Site, Knoxville, lived Joanna E. Troutman . . . — — Map (db m21435) HM |
| On East Crusselle Street (U.S. 80) at Fair Play Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on East Crusselle Street. |
| | On this site in 1835 Joanna Troutman gave to a company of Georgia soldiers on their way to fight for the independence of Texas, a “Lone Star” flag, which she had made and which was later adopted as the Texas emblem. — — Map (db m28024) HM |
| Near North Perry Street (Georgia Route 20) at West Pike Street (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south. |
| | In memory of
Gwinnett Company of Mounted
Volunteers, under the command
of Capt. Hammond Garmany who
were slain by Creek Indians
9 June 1836 in a Battle at
Shepherd's Plantation in
Stewart County:
Ens. Isaac Lacy
Sgt. James E. . . . — — Map (db m85721) HM WM |
| On Pulaski Street 0.1 miles east of Randolph Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson, C.S.A., son of Senator Alfred Iverson, also a Brig. Gen., and Caroline Goode Holt, was born here Feb. 14, 1829. He served with the U. S. Cavalry in the Mexican War and Mormon campaign and fought the Comanches and Kiowas. . . . — — Map (db m24994) HM |
| On North Grove Street NE (U.S. 19) 0 miles from Hawkins Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | During the War Between the States nine companies were organized on this site; five were mustered here in 1861, two in 1862 and two in 1864. Men from other north Georgia counties came to Dahlonega to be mustered here in the companies of Lumpkin . . . — — Map (db m21035) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue north of 11th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Organized October 9, 1828, Columbian Lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Georgia in December 1828, as No. 28. In 1849 it became No. 7. It is the oldest Lodge in western Georgia. First Worshipful Master was Luther Blake. The Lodge was organized . . . — — Map (db m23053) HM |
| Near Front Avenue south of West 6th Avenue. |
| |
The Creek Indian War of 1835-1836,
which centered on Columbus, began when
a group of Indians revolted rather
than move from East Alabama to
Oklahoma they attacked travelers and
settlers and threatened Columbus.
State militia . . . — — Map (db m101487) HM |
| On Road 144 at Yellow Creek Park, on the right when traveling east on Road 144. |
| |
Col. Algernon S. Thruston
Lawyer, soldier and farmer. Born in Louisville 1801, died 1864 at Thruston. Went to Texas with company of volunteers in 1836. Commissary General of Purchases (1837) and Quartermaster General (1838) for the Republic . . . — — Map (db m160173) HM |
| On West 4th Street (Business U.S. 68) at Winter Street, on the right when traveling west on West 4th Street. |
| | James Bowie, Col. of Texas Rangers and co-commander at the Alamo, was native of Logan Co. With 187 others-P. J. Bailey, D. W. Cloud, W. Fountleroy of Logan Co. among them-he chose death rather than surrender. "Remember the Alamo" was battle cry of . . . — — Map (db m123373) HM |
| On North 6th Street just south of Park Avenue (Business U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Liberty of Texas 1836
From here 18 “Paducah Volunteers” led by Capt. Amon B. King embarked for Texas in 1835 in response to Sam Houston's appeal for aid in fight for freedom from Mexico. Two weeks after The Alamo, in battle at . . . — — Map (db m158792) HM |
| On Steele Road 0.1 miles south of Nashville Road (U.S. 31W), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Born near here were two famous men. Jim Bowie invented the Bowie knife. He died at the battle of the Alamo in Texas. Alexander Majors was co-founder of the Pony Express and hauled freight all over the West for the U.S. Cavalry. — — Map (db m83905) HM |
| On East 1st. Street (State Highway 1) 0.1 miles south of Bowie Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Originally named Acadie, the name was changed to Acadia in the 1830's. Once owned by Jim Bowie, the hero of the Alamo, whose family owned it from 1827 to 1831. The house was consolidated into one building from two Creole cottages and a shotgun . . . — — Map (db m102046) HM |
| On West Landry Street (U.S. 190) east of South Court Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This giant live oak tree is over 350 years old and
is named in honor of legendary adventurer and
hero of the Battle of the Alamo, Colonel
James "Jim” Bowie, who lived in Opelousas
for part of his life.
The Jim Bowie Oak is a charter . . . — — Map (db m145660) HM |
| On South Union Street (State Highway 182) at East Andrus Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Union Street. |
| | James Bowie lived here with his family from 1815 to 1824. The Bowies operated several sawmills along the bayous of St. Landry Parish. The famous Bowie knife became a legend in Opelousas prior to his heroic death at the Alamo. — — Map (db m85968) HM |
| On Broad Street at Camp Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. |
| | Here stood the house of Dr. William Burnet, noted patriot-surgeon. Son, David, was the first president of the Republic of Texas. — — Map (db m159242) HM |
| Near Ridge Avenue 0.1 miles south of West Clearfield Street. |
| | On April 7, 1836, Lieutenant Joseph Bonnell, West Point Class of 1825, 3rd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, Fort Jesup, Louisiana, was sent alone into Texas by U.S. General Gaines to quell an uprising of 1,700 hostile Indians which threatened the small . . . — — Map (db m40778) HM |
| On South Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Memorial
Colonel William Barrett Travis
Born near Saluda, S.C. August 9, 1809.
Gave his life for liberty and freedom
at the Alamo March 6, 1836.
His last message for reinforcements ended thus:
"I have held this place against . . . — — Map (db m13112) HM |
| On Salem Road south of Lambert Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1807, Sam Houston arrived at this 419-acre site with his widowed mother and eight brothers and sisters. The homesite was located just above the spring on the hill. Sam Houston served as general, President of Texas, Governor of Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m150793) HM |
| On Old Sam Houston School Road. |
| | March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863
Born In Rockbridge County VA
Moved To TN in 1807
Taught At This Schoolhouse In 1812
Attended Porter Academy In 1813
Joined Army In 1813 In Maryville, TN
Studied Law In Nashville, TN In 1818 . . . — — Map (db m1733) HM |
| On Court Street just south of Ellis Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
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Citizen of Blount County 1806-1818
Enlisted at Maryville in War 1812
Congressman from Tennessee 1823-1827
Governor of Tennessee 1827-1829
Liberator of Texas San Jacinto April 21,1836
President Republic of Texas 1836-1838, 1841-1844 . . . — — Map (db m150794) HM |
| On Broadway Ave. at Cusick St., on the right when traveling west on Broadway Ave.. |
| | Here, where Blount County's first courthouse stood, Sam Houston "took a dollar from the drum", thus marking his first enlistment in the United States Army, March 24, 1813. This culminated in his command of the Army of Texas, which decisively . . . — — Map (db m28579) HM |
| On Eaton Street (Tennessee Route 104, 77) at South College Street (Tennessee Route 367), on the left when traveling east on Eaton Street. |
| | Pioneer — Statesman — Hero
Born August 17, 1786 • Died March 6, 1836
Served three terms in the Congress of the
United States while a resident of this county.
Emigrated to Texas in 1835, and was killed
at the Alamo fighting . . . — — Map (db m55211) HM |
| On Morningside Drive at Ridgelawn Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Morningside Drive. |
| | Here stood the Crockett Tavern, established and operated by John and Rebecca Crockett. It was the boyhood home of David Crockett (1786-1836), pioneer and political leader in Tennessee, and a victim of the Alamo Massacre at San Antonio, Texas. — — Map (db m43711) HM |
| On David Crockett Park Road. |
| | In the 49 years that David Crockett called Tennessee his home he migrated from one end of the Volunteer state to the other. From his birthplace near Limestone on the banks of the Nolichucky River to his last home in present day Rutherford (Gibson . . . — — Map (db m107422) HM |
| On David Crockett State Park Road. |
| | “Be always sure you are right, then go ahead!”
• Raised in frontier poverty without any education until he is a teenager, David is often hired out to others for additional income while still a child; once held against his will until . . . — — Map (db m108201) HM |
| On Public Square at South Military Street, on the left when traveling north on Public Square. |
| | (front)
Erected by gift of
the people and
the Legislature of Tennessee,
to the memory of
Col. David Crockett.
Born in East Tennessee
Aug. 17th, 1786.
And gave his life for
Texas liberty amid
the smoking walls
of the . . . — — Map (db m82214) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m87533) HM |
| On Musket Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | • Raised in frontier poverty without any education until he is a teenager, David is often hired out to others for additional income while still a child; once held against his will until he escapes under the cover of a winter storm. • To avoid . . . — — Map (db m58421) HM |
| On 1245 Davy Crockett Park Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Davy Crockett Pioneer Patriot Soldier Trapper Explorer State Legislator Congressman Martyred at the Alamo 1786 – 1836 [ Back of Monument : ]Original monument placed by Davy Crockett Historical Society . . . — — Map (db m58400) HM |
| On Musket Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On this spot Davy Crockett was born Aug. 17, 1786 — — Map (db m58401) HM |
| On Eunice Highway (State Highway 176) 0.3 miles east of County Road 7001, on the right when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m61419) HM |
| Near Hagy Drive 0.1 miles east of Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | John Fagan
Soldier in the Texas
War for Independence
at Goliad, 1835-1836 — — Map (db m53825) HM |
| Near Hagy Drive 0.1 miles east of Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Irish immigrant James W. Byrne (1787 – 1865), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, was an early settler of this area. He established the town of Lamar and with his wife Harriet, sold land on Aransas Bay to the Catholic Church for a chapel site. . . . — — Map (db m53717) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1333 at Curvier Road, on the left when traveling south on Route 1333. |
| | This land had once been allocated in the 1700s as a ranch for Mission San Jose in San Antonio (20 mi. N), but in the 1820s was left unsettled. In 1828 prominent San Antonio resident Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) beseeched the Governor of the . . . — — Map (db m111187) HM |
| On West Main Street (State Highway 36) at Nelsonville Road (State Highway 159), in the median on West Main Street. |
| | A part of the grant to
Stephen F. Austin in 1821
Created a municipality under the
Mexican government in 1828
Became a county of the
Republic of Texas, March 17, 1836
Named in honor of
Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793-1836
Pioneer . . . — — Map (db m125601) HM |
| On South Masonic Street at West Lewis Street, on the left when traveling north on South Masonic Street. |
| | The heritage of Bellville Methodist Church dates to 1822, when Thomas B. Bell came to Texas from Florida with Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists. He settled in an area west of the Brazos River, and donated fifty acres of land . . . — — Map (db m157592) HM |
| On SH 159 (State Highway 159) at Hofheinz Road, on the left when traveling west on SH 159. |
| | In Jan. 1831 Charles Fordtran, a German of Huguenot descent, joined the colony of Stephen F. Austin. His first work was to survey land for Austin's partner, Samuel May Williams. He was given a league (4,428.4 acres) as his fee. Soon he brought in . . . — — Map (db m146168) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles from 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Near this site stood
A Town Hall
Built about 1830
in which were held
the First and Second Conventions
of Texas, 1832 and 1833,
and the Consultation of 1835
the provisional government functioned
here until March 2, 1836, when . . . — — Map (db m43759) HM |
| On Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | During the mid-1820's, When Stephen F. Austin was founding this town, the only roads in the area were wagon ruts or beaten trails marked by notched trees. Within a decade, however, the village of San Felipe, one of the first Anglo settlements in . . . — — Map (db m43718) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built by John Crutcher in 1847 on the Plaza de Commercio in San Felipe, this was the last store built in the town after its 1836 burning by military order. Purchased in 1867 by Dr. J.J. Josey, it was in continuous operation as a store until 1942. . . . — — Map (db m43760) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In memory of
John Bricker
a private in Captain Mosley Baker’s
company, who was killed just
across the river from this site
April 7th 1836 by a shot from a
Mexican cannon, and was buried
where he fell. He was born in
Cumberland . . . — — Map (db m43758) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1458 0.2 miles north of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling north. |
| | First Anglo-American capital of Texas. Came into being on July 26, 1828, as capital of the Austin Colony, by decree of the Mexican government. Father of Texas Stephen F. Austin had begun under the 1821 grant from Mexico the settlement of more than . . . — — Map (db m116924) HM |
| On Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles from 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | Replica of
Stephen F. Austin's Cabin
This structure is a replica of the only Texas home of Stephen F. Austin, “Father of Texas.” The chimney contains bricks from original (1828) cabin. Other materials were made as . . . — — Map (db m156552) HM |
| On 36th Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 36) at Johnston Road, on the right when traveling south on 36th Division Memorial Highway. |
| | As a young man Martin Allen assisted his father, Benjamin, in surveying roads in their native state of Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Vice in 1804 and by 1810 they and their three children were living in Louisiana.
Martin joined the . . . — — Map (db m61299) HM |
| On Pecan Street north of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Chosen commissary by
General Andrew Jackson, War of 1812
Edward Burleson, his son,
accompanied him as book-keeper
Participated in
the Battle of New Orleans
January 8, 1815
Served under
his son, Edward, Army of Texas,
in the Grass . . . — — Map (db m111111) HM |
| On Loop State Highway 150 at Park Road 1, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 150. |
| | Long before white men arrived, this region was inhabited by Tonkawa and Comanche Indians. In 1691 the first Spanish explorers crossed this territory en route to east Texas. From their route, parts of “El Camino Real” (the King's . . . — — Map (db m126751) HM |
| On Park Road 1-A 0.6 miles east of Loop Texas Highway 150 when traveling east. |
| | Erected in recognition of the
distinguished service to Texas of
Felipe Entrique Neri,
Baron De Bastrop
1770 - 1829
Pioneer Red River empresario. Land commissioner of Austin's colony. Member of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas. In . . . — — Map (db m111113) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 20 0.1 miles north of Humble Lane (County Highway 232), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Early land grantee in this area. Of Dutch descent, he was born in Virginia. Came to Texas (then part of Mexico) in 1831 as a colonist of Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas."
Received a Spanish league of land (4,444 acres) here. Active in . . . — — Map (db m118406) HM |
| On Walnut Street at Hill Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Street. |
| | Thomas H. Mays was born in 1802 in Virginia and emigrated to Texas from Tennessee in 1830. In 1834, he became Bastrop's first municipal surveyor and platted the city's new streets. Two years later, he was wounded in the leg at the Battle of San . . . — — Map (db m65221) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 969 0.2 miles west of Upper Elgin River Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence
Aide-de-camp to Gen. Houston at
San Jacinto
Commander of a regiment of Rangers
1836-37
Here his widow
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman
and son, Albert V. Coleman
were killed by Indians
and . . . — — Map (db m82688) HM |
| On U.S. 59, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Named by the Spaniards about 1800 because of its midway position between the San Antonio and Nueces Rivers. Rises in Karnes County; empties into Mission River. Crossed by explorers, padres, soldiers, settlers who traveled on three early ox-cart . . . — — Map (db m32271) HM |
| On East Avenue E east of South Penelope Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Widow of William Hardin
before her marriage to
Dr. O.P. Kelton
Many of the Mexican officers
and men were placed in the
care of Judge and Mrs. Hardin
after the victory at San Jacinto
and were mercifully treated by them.
Born August . . . — — Map (db m152194) HM |
| Near North Main Street (State Highway 317) north of East 15th Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Texas revolutionary veteran and local merchant Norman Austin made important contributions to his adopted state. Born in Skaneateles, New York, he was the fifth son of a large family and traveled widely throughout his life. He farmed in Michigan and . . . — — Map (db m152240) HM |
| On Mesquite Rd 0.1 miles north of Shanklin Road. |
| | A native of South Carolina, Wilson Van Dyke served as a member of the Somervell Expedition, which was organized in 1842 to expel the Mexican Army from Texas. Under command of Col. W.S. Fisher, he crossed the Rio Grande and was captured. A survivor . . . — — Map (db m29382) HM |
| On Market Street at Losoya Street/Alamo Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street. |
| | Texas Revolution - 1836
Spanish-American War - 1898
Cuban Occupation - 1898
Mexican Border Serivce - 1916
World War I - 1918
World War II 1940-1945
Campaigns
Naples-Foggia • Anzio
Rome-Arno • Southern France
Ardennes • Alsace . . . — — Map (db m32656) HM |
| Near Alamo Plaza 0.1 miles south of East Houston Street. |
| | As the granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala (1789-1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas, young Adina de Zavala was exposed to vivid accounts of Texas' revolutionary and republican past. She became a guiding force in the preservation . . . — — Map (db m61083) HM |
| On East Commerce Street east of South Alamo Street. |
| | On this spot bodies of heroes slain at the Alamo were burned on a funeral pyre. Fragments of the bodies were afterward buried here. This tablet is the gift of relatives of Green B. Jemision and of other friends.
Second Marker
The De . . . — — Map (db m30589) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Mission San Antonio de Valero, established nearby in 1718, was relocated here in 1724. By 1762, the mission plaza was enclosed by thick stone and adobe walls. The 11x14-foot main gateway was located at this site along the south wall. In 1803 . . . — — Map (db m30713) HM |
| On Villita Street at King Philip Alley, on the right when traveling west on Villita Street. |
| |
In this place
General Cos
signed articles capitulating
to the Texans who under
Milam and Johnson
took San Antonio Dec. 9, 1835. — — Map (db m82889) HM |
| On Dolorosa at Military Plaza, on the right when traveling north on Dolorosa. |
| | The administrative government of Bexar County, besides being the oldest in Texas, is distinguished by having served under nine governments. The community served under Spanish rule from May, 1718, until January, 1811, when it was taken over by the . . . — — Map (db m53972) HM |
| On E. Commerce Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | A descendant of early Texas colonists, including a veteran of San Jacinto, Clara Driscoll was born in Refugio County and grew up as a wealthy rancher's daughter. In 1903, soon after returning from school in Europe, she learned that the Long . . . — — Map (db m30130) HM |
| |
Title to the Alamo Mission property,
acquired through her efforts and
her personal fortune, was conveyed by
Clara Driscoll
to the State of Texas, Sept. 5th 1905:
“That the sacred shrine be saved from the
encroachments of . . . — — Map (db m30734) HM |
| On Main Plaza just north of West Market Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Here stood the early Court House, City Council Room, etc., and where occurred the Indian Massacre in 1840, and where the Court was captured in 1842. De Zavala Daughters of the Heroes of Texas. 1924. — — Map (db m142413) HM |
| On Austin Highway (State Highway 368) at Corrine Drive, on the right when traveling south on Austin Highway. |
| | Dawson
Massacre Memorial
September 18, 1842
Erected by Alamo Mission Chapter
Daughters of The Republic of Texas — — Map (db m85982) WM |
| | The San Antonio de Padua Mission was founded in San Antonio in 1716 by the Franciscan Father, Antonio Olivares, and after merging with the San Francisco Solano Mission in 1718, it was officially founded as the San Antonio de Valero Mission. The . . . — — Map (db m9228) HM |
| |
Erected in grateful recognition of
the supreme act of heroism of the
thirty two men from Gonzales
who gave their lives in the Alamo
in response to the appeal of Travis.
Erected March 1, 1936 — — Map (db m30777) HM |
| Near East Houston Street at 3rd Street. |
| | This oak tree planted in the spring of 1965 in memory of the Heroes of the Alamo. Presented by the First Officers' Training Camp Association of Texas, Leon Springs, Texas, May 8...August 15, 1917. Roster of First Campers filed in Alamo Library. — — Map (db m30599) HM |
| |
To the Memory of
The Heroes of the Alamo
[Poem in Chinese follows]
Japanese Monument
The story of the Alamo reaches far beyond the borders of Texas. More than 2.6 million visitors from around the world came to the Alamo in 1996. The . . . — — Map (db m30779) HM |
| On King Philip Alley at East Nueva Street, on the right when traveling north on King Philip Alley. |
| | Great early San Antonio leader, a native of North Carolina. Moved to Illinois, then to Missouri, where he was sheriff of Rawls County in 1824. Came to Texas with Green DeWitt in 1826 and settled at Gonzales.
Smith moved to San Antonio in 1828 . . . — — Map (db m82880) HM |
| On Dolorosa at Plaza de Armas, on the right when traveling east on Dolorosa. |
| | One of two native Texans who signed Declaration of Independence and helped found Republic of Texas.
Ruiz, born in San Antonio, son of a wealthy rancher, was educated in Spain. Upon returning home, he was appointed school teacher by order of the . . . — — Map (db m130094) HM |
| On South Alamo Street at Villita Street, on the right when traveling south on South Alamo Street. |
| | La Villita, “The Little Village”, settled about 1722 as “The Town of the Alamo". Here General Martin de Perfecto Cos signed the Articles of Capitulation to Texians December 11, 1835 and General Santa Anna's artillery battery . . . — — Map (db m82886) HM |
| |
Commandancy of the Alamo,
Bexar, Feby. 24th, 1836-
To the people of Texas & all Americans in the world--
Fellow citizens and compatriots
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans and Santa Anna - I have sustained a . . . — — Map (db m78329) HM |
| Near Alamo Plaza north of East Crockett Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Legend states that in 1836 Lt. Col. William Barret Travis unsheathed his sword and
drew a line on this ground before his battle-weary men stating: “Those prepared to
give their lives in Freedom’s cause, come over to me!” — — Map (db m123951) HM |
| On Dwyer Avenue at Kallison Walk, on the right when traveling north on Dwyer Avenue. |
| | During the Main Plaza renovation in 2007, archaeologists discovered remnants of a military fortification underneath this street. This entrenchment would have been part of San Antonio's defense against attacks during the turbulent revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m30214) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30821) HM |
| On West Nueva Street east of South Main Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Born in San Antonio; descendant of Frenchman who settled in Mexico before 1714. Always a civic leader, helped found first public school in San Antonio, 1812.
Went (1821) with Juan M. Veramendi to escort Austin Colony leaders to Bexar, and . . . — — Map (db m118112) HM |
| On East Commerce Street at Soledad Street, on the right when traveling west on East Commerce Street. |
| |
Here 56 Texans gathered in home of Samuel A. Maverick, Sept. 11, 1842, to defend city in surprise attack of 1800 Mexicans under Gen. Adrian Woll. Maverick and 52 others were captured and marched to Perote in southern Mexico. On March 30, 1843, . . . — — Map (db m118096) HM |
| |
The remains of the Alamo Heroes
are entombed in the chapel at the
left-hand side of the entrance to
this cathedral
Visitors Welcome — — Map (db m30343) HM |
| On North Alamo Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A native of South Carolina; came to San Antonio in 1835; was guide for Ben Mailam and other leaders in first attack on San Antonio by Texas Army, Dec. 1835. As Bexar Delegate, Maverick signed Texas declaration of Independence at . . . — — Map (db m30608) HM |
| On Soledad Street at East Houston Street, on the right when traveling south on Soledad Street. |
| |
Erected on this site in 1734 for prominent Bexar citizens Geronimo and Javiera Cantu de la Garza, the de la Garza family home was designed by Geronimo's brother-in-law Pedro Flores Valdez. The complex occupied an entire city block and was crafted . . . — — Map (db m118527) HM |
| |
This tree dedicated in honor of
the soldiers of the War of 1812
who fought for Texas liberty
March 16, 1935 — — Map (db m30735) HM |
| |
In commemoration of the
150th Anniversary of Texas Independence
and in honor of the
Tennessee Volunteers
who gave their lives at the Alamo
on March 6, 1836
the Citizens of Tennessee
present this Tennessee Homecoming Tree and Plaque . . . — — Map (db m30775) HM |
| | This is the Long Barrack, the oldest building in San Antonio. It was built in 1724 as a convento or residence for priests and was originally part of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, now known as the Alamo. Since then it has been used as a . . . — — Map (db m30743) HM |
| Near Alamo Plaza at East Crockett Street. |
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The Alamo
Mission San Antonio de Valero - famed as The Alamo - founded 1718 by Spanish Missionaries. Secularized 1793. Garrison for Spanish Cavalry and Flying Company of San Carlos de Parras y Alamo. Between February 23 and March 6, 1836, . . . — — Map (db m156704) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza at Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Alamo Plaza. |
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In memory of the heroes who sacrificed
their lives at the Alamo, March 6, 1836,
in the defense of Texas.
“They chose never to surrender nor retreat.
These brave hearts, with flag still
proudly waving, perished in the flames
of . . . — — Map (db m30709) HM |
| | Corrals for cattle and horses occupied this space during the famous 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo. Small fortifications provided cover for the Texans during the siege. The structures shown in the illustration are (left to right) the church, the . . . — — Map (db m30714) HM |
| | The church of former Mission San Antonio de Valero had been converted into a powder magazine and artillery platform by the Mexican Army in the autumn of 1835 during the Siege of Béxar. Following the capture of the town in early December 1835, Texan . . . — — Map (db m30736) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The fortress known to history as “The Alamo” was originally built by the Spanish in the 18th Century. Named Mission San Antonio de Valero by Franciscan officials, the mission occupied this site from 1724 until it was closed in 1793. The . . . — — Map (db m30824) HM |
| On Crockett Street at Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling west on Crockett Street. |
| | One of the weakest points of the fortified former mission was an open space between the old church and the Low Barrack. During the Siege of Béxar, Mexican troops constructed a palisade, or double log-wall, to close the exposed area. The Texans . . . — — Map (db m30857) HM |
| On Holbrook Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Decisive in Texas history, was fought here, September 18, 1842. Col. Mathew Caldwell and Capt. John C. Hays, commanding a force of Texas volunteers, opposed the Mexican Army under General Adrian Woll that had captured San Antonio, and with the loss . . . — — Map (db m128119) HM |
| On Market Street at West Main Plaza, on the left when traveling east on Market Street. |
| | On site chosen July 2, 1731, for "government houses" by people of San Fernando de Bexar, including newly-arrived settlers from the Canary Islands. Structure, erected 1742, had to be rebuilt in 1779 by Don Jose Antonio Curbelo, alcalde of the Villa . . . — — Map (db m20332) HM |
| On Austin Highway (State Highway 368) at Corrine Drive, on the right when traveling south on Austin Highway. |
| | Occurred in this vicinity on September 18, 1842 when Captain Nicholas Mosby Dawson and 53 men from La Grange, in attempting to join Captain Mathew Caldwell (Old Paint) and his company of Texas volunteers during the Battle of the Salado, were . . . — — Map (db m85981) HM |
| On Dwyer Avenue at Kallison Walk, on the right when traveling north on Dwyer Avenue. |
| | First of four major engagements of the War for Texas Independence, this sanguinary battle ended a siege of six weeks. The assault began at dawn, Dec. 5. 300 volunteers (Texans, Mexicans, and Americans) under Cols. Frank W. Johnson and Benjamin R. . . . — — Map (db m30211) HM |
| On Commerce Street at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Commerce Street. |
| | Mexico’s last invasion of the Republic of Texas alarmed San Antonio on Sept. 11, 1842, when Gen. Adrian Woll and 1300 troops struck the city from the west.
Awakened by booming cannon, 56 Texians (including judge, jurors, and citizens in town to . . . — — Map (db m30325) HM |
| On River Walk at W. Crockett Street on River Walk. |
| | An old legend describes this twin cypress as a lookout of a Mexican sniper who picked off the Texans as they came to the river for water. — — Map (db m119152) HM |
| On James Bowie Drive 0.1 miles east of North McCoy Boulevard (Texas Highway 8), on the right when traveling east. |
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Named for James Bowie (1799-1836), who fought for Texas freedom from 1819, when he joined the Long Expedition, to 1836 — when he died in defense of the Alamo.
Inhabited before 1800 by agricultural Indians, charted 1819 for . . . — — Map (db m96141) HM |
| On North State Line Avenue at Hazel Street, on the left when traveling north on North State Line Avenue. |
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Front
Hero of the Alamo
"They never fail who
die in a just cause"
Love of adventure
brought the young
South Carolinian to
Texas with James Long
in 1819. Romance made
of him a Mexican
citizen and won for
him in San . . . — — Map (db m96572) HM |
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