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Stricken with news of the fall of the Alamo and threatened by a massive Mexican army, Sam Houston gathered the nucleus of a Texan army here, issued orders to burn this town (to hinder the Mexicans) and marched east, March 13, 1836. He won Victory at San Jacinto, April 21.
San Jacinto, Route of Gen. Sam Houston to is a historical marker in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1969. 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 29.5062, -97.4427 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Eggleston House (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheatre, The Immortal 32, and Holmes Hospital.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177004367. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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