| Marker Number |
1182 |
| Atlas Number |
5029001182 |
| Marker Title |
The Dawson Massacre |
| Index Entry |
Dawson Massacre |
| Address |
1797 Austin Highway |
| City |
San Antonio |
| County |
Bexar |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
555950 |
| UTM Northing |
3263474 |
| Subject Codes |
Republic of Texas; military topics; Native Americans; Mexico topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Austin Highway, NW side opposite Corrine Drive near W bank of Salado Creek |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Occurred in this vicinity on September 18, 1842 when Captain Nicholas Mosby Dawson and 53 men from La Grange, in attempting to join Captain Mathew Caldwell (Old Paint) and his company of Texas Volunteers during the Battle of the Salado, were surrounded by Mexican Forces and 36 slain. 15 were taken prisoners, only 3 escaped. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
