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Indian Fort, Site of

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Gonzales, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 29' 58.16549000004", -97° 27' 13.47534"
 
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     An Indian raid July 2, 1826, left one Gonzales settler dead, another shot, homes plundered. Settlers fled to Burnham Station on the Colorado, or moved to Lavaca River. In 1827 DeWitt's Colonist were ordered back here. On this lot they built a fort for security.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Indian Fort, Site of Historical Marker Location Map, Gonzales, Texas