Details for Jean Lafitte
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167007508
Data
| Marker Number | 7508 |
| Atlas Number | 5167007508 |
| Marker Title | Jean Lafitte |
| Index Entry | Lafitte, Jean |
| Address | 1417 Avenue A |
| City | Galveston |
| County | Galveston |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 326647 |
| UTM Northing | 3243745 |
| Subject Codes | Exploration and expeditions |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Notorious pirate. Settled here in 1817 with his buccaneers and ships; under Mexican flag, continued his forays against Spanish shipping in the Gulf. On this site, he built his home, Maison Rouge (Red House), which was part of his fort; and upper story was pierced for cannon. It was luxuriously furnished with booty from captured ships. Leaving Galveston in 1821, upon demand of the United States, he burned his home, fort and whole village; then sailed to Yucatan. In 1870, present structure was built over old cellars and foundations of Maison Rouge. |