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Progressive patriot and citizen soldier in Texas war for independence. A member of Green Dewitt's Colony. Came to Texas with his family, 1830. Served as a guard for women and children fleeing Gonzales before the approach of Santa Anna, 1836. Is buried on his 4,428-acre land grant extending south from this site.
Burkett, David is a historical marker in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 85 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5111, -97.4292 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kerr's Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kerr's Settlement -- First Site of DeWitt's Colony, Oak Forest Bridge, and St. Andrews (Gonzales).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177000574. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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