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To comply with wishes of governor of Coahuila and Texas, the 1825 plans for Gonzales followed usual plans for Spanish towns. Surveyed by James Kerr, agent for colony's contractor, Green DeWitt, and Kerr's assistant, Byrd Lockhart. This was named Military Plaza.
Military Plaza 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 29.5026, -97.4523 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Central Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Women of the Confederacy, Church Square, and First Methodist Church of Gonzales.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177003373. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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