Marker Number |
9093 |
Atlas Number |
5491009093 |
Marker Title |
Manuel Flores |
Index Entry |
Flores, Manuel |
Address |
CR 260 |
City |
Liberty Hill |
County |
Williamson |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
609244 |
UTM Northing |
3391331 |
Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; rangers; military topics |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
CR 260, N of SH 29, west side |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text |
In this vicinity, Manuel Flores, an emissary of the Mexican government, with a small group of men conveying ammunition to the Indians on the Lampasas River, was surprised by Rangers under Lieutenant J. O. Rice in May, 1839, and killed. |