Historical Marker

Market Square

Gonzales · Gonzales County · Dedicated 1966 · THC Atlas #5177003219

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Marker Inscription

First mapped in 1825 as "Jail Square," but became Market Square prior to 1836, and has served this purpose ever since; while that block, first mapped as "Market Square," became "Jail Square." The squares of Gonzales. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966

About this site

Market Square 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 29.5018, -97.4549 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 Spooner, Thomas Harrison and Mollie, House, Plaza, and Dickinson, Capt. and Mrs. Almaron, 1834 Homesite of.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177003219. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.5018, -97.4549 · Gonzales, Gonzales County
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