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James Kerr in 1825 was appointed to select and survey a capital for the Mexican land grant colony of Green DeWitt. Kerr named this Gonzales, for Don Rafael Gonzales, then governor of Coahuila and Texas. A 49-block square composed the inner town. This was Central Square.
Central Square is a historical marker in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 186 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5033, -97.4525 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Church Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Church of Gonzales, Military Plaza, and Plaza.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177000795. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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