Details for Victoria County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5469005649
Data
| Marker Number | 5649 |
| Atlas Number | 5469005649 |
| Marker Title | Victoria County |
| Index Entry | Victoria County |
| Address | 101 N. Bridge St. |
| City | Victoria |
| County | Victoria |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 694470 |
| UTM Northing | 3187408 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | South entrance of historic county courthouse, facing W. Constitution St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | In this county the first European setlement in Texas, Fort St. Louis, was built by the French explorer La Salle in 1685. Between 1722 and 1726 a Spanish presidio and the Mission of Espiritu Santo were established. Settled by colonists under Martin De Leon in 1824 who named his capital later the county seat, Victoria. From it the county, created March 17, 1836, took its name. (1936) |