Historical Marker
Robert Hancock Hunter
Marker installed: 1962
Star and Wreath
Fought for Texas Independence at Gonzales, Siege of Bexar and San Jacinto.
Erected by the State of Texas, 1962.
Texas was once an independent country: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas became its own country, known as the Republic of Texas. It existed as an independent nation for nine years before being annexed by the United States in 1845.