| Marker Number |
9124 |
| Atlas Number |
5071009124 |
| Marker Title |
On this Site First Known as Perry's Point |
| Index Entry |
Perry's Point, On this Site First Known as |
| Address |
|
| City |
Anahuac |
| County |
Chambers |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
336765 |
| UTM Northing |
3292934 |
| Subject Codes |
forts; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Fort Anahuac Park, Chambers Drive |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
On this site first known as Perry's Point, a fort, established in 1830 by General Manuel Mier y Teran for the purpose of halting Anglo-American colonization was named Anahuac, the Aztec name of Mexico City, then the capital of Texas. The imprisonment here of settlers in Austin's colony brought the first open rebellion to Mexican rule in 1832. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
