Historical Marker

Nunez, Israel M.

Stonewall · Gillespie County · Dedicated 1971 · THC Atlas #5171010091

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Marker Inscription

(1841-1906) Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson. Major Nunez, who lived 2 miles south of town and had a family of 9 children, donated land in 1886 for Stonewall School No. 18.

About this site

Nunez, Israel M. is a historical marker in Stonewall, Gillespie County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Gillespie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 195 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2382, -98.6635 near Stonewall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnson, Lyndon Baines (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stonewall Community Cemetery, Two unnamed graves, and Guadalupe.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5171010091. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 30.2382, -98.6635 · Stonewall, Gillespie County
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