Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco
Index Entry
Velasco, Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of
Address
City
Freeport
County
Brazoria
UTM Zone
15
UTM Easting
268748
UTM Northing
3206628
Subject Codes
ghost towns
Marker Year
1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
Ave. B and Skinner St. (Velasco Community Center)
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Text
Landing place of the "Lively" first vessel bringing immigrants to Austin's colony in 1821. There the Battle of Velasco, between Texas colonists and Mexican troops, was fought June 26, 1832. A treaty of peace between Texas and Mexico was signed there May 14, 1836, by Presidents David G. Burnet and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna but was never ratified by Mexico.
