Market Square

Historical marker location:

Gonzales, Texas

( St. John St. between St Louis and St. Lawrence, Gonzales)

Marker installed: 1966

First mapped in 1825 as "Jail Square," but became Market Square prior to 1836, and has served this purpose ever since; while that block, first mapped as "Market Square," became "Jail Square."

The squares of Gonzales.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.

land surveys, land companies, promotional towns

The first domed stadium in the world, the Astrodome, was built in Houston in 1965 and hosted numerous sporting events and concerts over the years.