| Marker Number |
2930 |
| Atlas Number |
5177002930 |
| Marker Title |
Kerr's Creek |
| Index Entry |
Kerr's Creek |
| Address |
|
| City |
Gonzales |
| County |
Gonzales |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
652249 |
| UTM Northing |
3265461 |
| Subject Codes |
water topics; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Near E city limits on FM 146 at Kerr Creek, Gonzales |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Commissioned to found a capital for colony of Green DeWitt, ex-Missouri state senator James Kerr settled here. He and six other men built homes on this stream--known ever since as Kerr's Creek. After a destructive Indian raid in 1826, the settlement was abandoned. |
