Marker Inscription
Star and Wreath Fought for Texas Independence at Gonzales, Siege of Bexar and San Jacinto. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962
Historical Marker
Hunter, Robert Hancock
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About this site
Hunter, Robert Hancock is a historical marker in Fayette County, Texas, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6952, -97.1086. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Hill, Flatonia City (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Flatonia City-Oak Grove-Oak Hill, Flatonia, and Flatonia City Hospital and Opera House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149002600. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Robert Hancock Hunter (1813-1902) fought for Texas independence at Gonzales, the Siege of Bexar, and in the San Jacinto campaign, during which he was detached to guard the army's baggage train at Harrisburg. His later account of the campaign, published in 1936 as the Narrative of Robert Hancock Hunter, is prized as one of the best surviving veteran memoirs. In 1880 he moved to the Flatonia area of Fayette County; the state marked his memory in 1962.
Sources: tshaonline.orghmdb.org
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