Historical Marker
Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto
Historical marker location:
Gonzales, Texas
( 1200 block of St. Louis (at Smith St.), Gonzales)
Marker installed: 1969
Stricken with news of the fall of the Alamo and threatened by a massive Mexican army, Sam Houston gathered the nucleus of a Texan army here, issued orders to burn this town (to hinder the Mexicans) and marched east, March 13, 1836. He won Victory at San Jacinto, April 21.