Details for Near This Site Stood a Town Hall

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5015005514

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Marker Number 5514
Atlas Number 5015005514
Marker Title Near This Site Stood a Town Hall
Index Entry Town Hall, Near This Site Stood a
Address 15945 FM 1458
City San Felipe
County Austin
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 780423
UTM Northing 3300948
Subject Codes institutional buildings
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Built about 1830 in which were held the First and Second Conventions of Texas, 1832 and 1833, and the Consultation of 1835 the provisional government functioned here until March 2, 1836. When the Republic was formed at Washington on the Brazos the building was burned with the town, March 29, 1836, to prevent its falling into the hands of the advancing Mexican army. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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