| Marker Number |
6549 |
| Atlas Number |
5469006549 |
| Marker Title |
Guadalupe River |
| Index Entry |
Guadalupe River |
| Address |
S. US 59 at Guadalupe River |
| City |
Victoria |
| County |
Victoria |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
694094 |
| UTM Northing |
3186779 |
| Subject Codes |
water topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
S. US 59, at river, Victoria |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Discovered in this vicinity on April 14, 1689 by Alonso de Leon. Named in honor of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" patron saint of Mexico. Here at a ford, used since Indian days, empresario Martin de Leon founded the town of Victoria in 1824. 1936 |
