Historical Marker

Indian Fort, Site of

Historical marker location:
Gonzales, Texas
( between St. John St. and Water St. on St. Louis, Gonzales)
Marker installed: 1966

An Indian raid July 2, 1826, left one Gonzales settler dead, another shot, homes plundered. Settlers fled to Burnham Station on the Colorado, or moved to Lavaca River. In 1827 DeWitt's Colonist were ordered back here.

On this lot they built a fort for security.