| Marker Number |
6315 |
| Atlas Number |
5355006315 |
| Marker Title |
On this site stood Fort Lipantitlan |
| Index Entry |
Fort Lipantitlan |
| Address |
CR 101 |
| City |
Banquete |
| County |
Nueces |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
616223 |
| UTM Northing |
3093826 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; forts; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Lipantitlan State Historic Site entrance; from Banquete, take FM 666 about 7 miles north, head northwest on FM 3088 about 5.3 miles, turn northeast on FM 70; drive about 0.7 miles then turn southeast onto CR 58; turn northeast on CR 101 and continue about 0.5 miles to marker. |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
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| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Occupied in 1831 by soldiers of the Mexican army to prevent further Anglo-American colonization in Texas. Captured November 4, 1835 by volunteers under Captain Ira Westover. Unsuccessfully attacked June 7, 1842 by 700 men under Gen. Antonio Canales while defended by 192 men under General James Davis. Five acres of land surrounding the site of the fort were generously donated to the State of Texas by the heirs of J.C. Bluntzer in 1937. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
