| Marker Number |
1194 |
| Atlas Number |
5479001194 |
| Marker Title |
Deaf Smith |
| Index Entry |
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| Address |
Casa Blanca Municipal Golf Course |
| City |
Casa Blanca |
| County |
Webb |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics; persons with disabilities |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Located at the entrance to Lake Casa Blanca International State Park, on the right-hand side before the admission booth. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 centennial marker; approximately 60" high 36" wide 12" deep |
| Marker Text |
500 yards northeast site of the battlefied where Erastus (Deaf) Smith, Captain of scouts of the Republic of Texas, and 21 Texans on March 17, 1837, had an encounter with a superior force of Mexican cavalry from the Laredo Garrison. Two of Smith's men were wounded, ten Mexicans killend and ten wounded. As there was a considerable Mexican force at Laredo the Texans returned to San Antonio. |
