| Marker Number |
9606 |
| Atlas Number |
5039009606 |
| Marker Title |
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. |
