Details for Major Israel M. Nunez

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010091

Data

Marker Number 10091
Atlas Number 5171010091
Marker Title Major Israel M. Nunez
Index Entry Nunez, Israel M., Major
Address
City Stonewall
County Gillespie
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 532380
UTM Northing 3345043
Subject Codes Civil War; military topics
Marker Year 1971
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location at the entrance to Stonewall school at the corner of Loring St. and Peach St., Stonewall
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text (1841-1906) Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson. Major Nunez, who lived 2 miles south of town and had a family of 9 children, donated land in 1886 for Stonewall School No. 18.

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