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On this site September 29, 1835 the Gonzales cannon was buried from the 150 Mexican Dragoons sent to Demand it. Two days later it was mounted on ox-cart wheels, loaded with chains and scrap iron, and fired at the Mexican Army, the first shot of the Revolution. This location was known as George W. Davis Peach Orchard.
Gonzales Cannon burial site is a historical marker in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1936. 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 29.4998, -97.4538 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Indian Fort, Site of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dickinson, Capt. and Mrs. Almaron, 1834 Homesite of, Andrew Ponton, and James W. Robinson.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177002215. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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