Historical Marker

Steel, Alfonso

Mexia · Limestone County · Dedicated 1962 · THC Atlas #5293000114

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Marker Inscription

He was severely wounded in the Battle of San Jacinto and its last survivor. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962

About this site

Steel, Alfonso is a historical marker in Mexia, Limestone County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 67 historical markers documented in Limestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 187 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6954, -96.4796 near Mexia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mace, Albert R. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Karner, John, Miss Rogers' Music Room., and Mexia.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5293000114. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Alfonso Steele (1817-1911) was a private in Sidney Sherman's regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto, where he was shot through the lung in the opening volleys yet fought on to the battle's end. In 1844 he settled in the Robertson County area that was later organized as Limestone County. Honored by the state legislature as one of the last two living San Jacinto veterans, he died near Kosse in 1911 and was buried at Mexia, generally regarded as the final survivor of the battle.

Sources: tshaonline.org en.wikipedia.org

📍 31.6954, -96.4796 · Mexia, Limestone County

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Nearby in Limestone County

Miss Rogers' Music Room.

First Baptist Church of Mexia