Historical Marker
Colonel John H. Moore House
Historical marker location:
La Grange, Texas
( Oak Meadows Ranch - from La Grange, take Hwy. 77 1 mile to FM 2145. About 6 miles NW, marker is at ranch headquarters.)
Marker installed: 1936
This house was built in 1838 as a residence for Colonel John H. Moore and his wife Eliza Cummins Moore. Colonel Moore, a noted Indian fighter commanded the Texians at Gonzales, October 2, 1835 when the first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired.