Historical Marker
Gonzales Cannon Burial Site
Historical marker location:
St. Louis St., Gonzales, Texas
( 200 block St. Louis St., south side, west of St. James)
Marker installed: 1936
On this site September 29, 1835 the Gonzales cannon was buried from the 150
Mexican Dragoons sent to Demand it.
Two days later it was mounted on ox-cart wheels, loaded with chains and scrap
iron, and fired at the Mexican Army, the first shot of the Revolution.
This location was known as George W. Davis Peach Orchard.