Fort St. Louis

Thirteen miles southeast of Inez is located the site of Fort St. Louis. First French settlement in Texas attempted by Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1685. Devastated by the Karankawa Indians, burned by members of the Alonso De Leon Expedition in 1689. On its remains the Spaniards constructed Presidio de Nuestra Senora de la Bahia del Espirtu Santo, Marquis of Aguayo and Father Fray Agustin Patron, O.F. M. In 1722 as a protection for the mission of Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga for the civilizing and christianizing of the Indian tribes of the vicintiy moved to Mission Valley on the Guadalupe River near the present Victoria in 1726; moved finally to Santa Dorotea in Goliad near the San Antonio River in 1749.

Fort St. Louis is a historical marker in Inez, Victoria County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 99 historical markers documented in Victoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 240 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.9195, -96.7973 near Inez. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Saint Joseph Cemetery, and Bischoff Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5469002020. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.