| Marker Number |
7509 |
| Atlas Number |
5167007509 |
| Marker Title |
Lafitte's Grove |
| Index Entry |
Lafitte's Grove |
| Address |
Stewart Rd. |
| City |
Galveston |
| County |
Galveston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
311854 |
| UTM Northing |
3233114 |
| Subject Codes |
settlements |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Stewart Rd., S side 0.1 mi. NE of Cove Ln. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Fort and settlement established here in 1817 by the freebooter Jean Lafitte who maintained headquarters here while preying on shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. The Battle of the Three Trees was fought here between Lafitte's men and Karankawa Indians, February, 1821. Fort abandoned and burned in 1821 by Lafitte after his departure was ordered by the United States government. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
