Historical Marker

Site of the First Town of San Marcos

Historical marker location:
San Marcos, Texas
( from (IH-35) take RR 621 SE approx. 2.6 miles to Old Bastrop Rd. (CR 266); then NE on bastrop rd. approx. 1.3 miles)
Marker installed: 1936

Known officially as Villa de San Marcos de Neve. Established in 1807 by Mexican settlers. The population on January 6, 1808 was 81. A flood in 1808 and subsequent Indian raids led to its abandonment in 1812.