| Marker Number |
795 |
| Atlas Number |
5177000795 |
| Marker Title |
Central Square |
| Index Entry |
Central Square |
| Address |
|
| City |
Gonzales |
| County |
Gonzales |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
650003 |
| UTM Northing |
3264564 |
| Subject Codes |
parks; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
St. Louis St., Gonzales |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
James Kerr in 1825 was appointed to select and survey a capital for the Mexican land grant colony of Green DeWitt. Kerr named this Gonzales, for Don Rafael Gonzales, then governor of Coahuila and Texas. A 49-block square composed the inner town. This was Central Square. |
