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On this site first known as Perry's Point, a fort, established in 1830 by General Manuel Mier y Teran for the purpose of halting Anglo-American colonization was named Anahuac, the Aztec name of Mexico City, then the capital of Texas. The imprisonment here of settlers in Austin's colony brought the first open rebellion to Mexican rule in 1832. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Fort Anahuac is a historical marker in Anahuac, Chambers County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Chambers County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 82 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7562, -94.6883 near Anahuac. The nearest cataloged historic site is Williamson, Robert McAlpin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort Anahuac, Travis, William Barret, and Bradburn, Juan Davis.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5071009124. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Fort Anahuac” names 2 distinct records in Chambers County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Anahuac. The others:
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