| Marker Number |
895 |
| Atlas Number |
5381000895 |
| Marker Title |
Civil War Veterans Reunion |
| Index Entry |
Civil War Veterans Reunion |
| Address |
19th St. and 12th Ave. |
| City |
Canyon |
| County |
Randall |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
237127 |
| UTM Northing |
3871085 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Located in Conner Park (19th Street and 12th Avenue), Canyon. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Celebrated annually in Canyon 1900-1910, these reunions were a focal point of social life. Each summer several thousand people arrived by horseback, train, buckboard, and covered wagon. Here they pitched tents and built fires to cook meals. Members of the "Stonewall Jackson" Confederate Veterans Camp exchanged tales with many other veterans of both North and South. Politicians delivered patriotic speeches; families saw balloon ascensions, attended farm and garden shows and ball games as well as contests in bulldogging and bronco busting. |
