Details for Route of the Texas Army
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5285004375
Data
Marker Number | 4375 |
Atlas Number | 5285004375 |
Marker Title | Route of the Texas Army |
Index Entry | Texas Army, Route of the |
Address | US 77 |
City | Oakland |
County | Lavaca |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 701759 |
UTM Northing | 3274102 |
Subject Codes | military topics; Texas Revolution |
Marker Year | 1969 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | US 77, W side 1.6 mi. N of FM 532, in roadside park N side of Big Rocky Creek. Marker reported missing Feb. 2008. Map dot approximate. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | Missing |
Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
Marker Text | In Texas Revolution, Gen. Sam Houston and his Texas Army crossed Rocky Creek near this spot, March 15, 1836, retreating eastward from town of Gonzales. Their victory 5 weeks later over Santa Anna's Mexican Army, in Battle of San Jacinto, brought freedom to Texas, April 21. (1969) |