Marker Details

Texas Army Crossed Buffalo Bayou (3,000 Ft. North at this Site)

12000 block of Lawndale

Pasadena , 77012

Notes:

Louis Lenz Inventory # 05 of 71, as "3,000 Feet North of this site"; David Pomeroy notes duplicate entries, #10792 & 10810 are the same; marker text the same except for entry # 10792 begins "3000 ft. north ", # 10810 "At this site"; Sinclair is now Lyondell; Atlas entry # 10810 is a duplicate entry per THCs Sarah McCleskey, Nov. 2009 it was removed from the Atlas

Directions: Marker is on North side of Lawndale near fence, 1/2 mile east of Allen-Genoa Road, between gates 3-C & 3-G, approx. 100 yards west of Lyondell Office at 12000 Lawndale

Key Time Period: 1836 - 1845 Republic of Texas

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

3000 FT. NORTH AT THIS SITE the Texas army under command of General Sam Houston crossed Buffalo Bayou on April 19, 1836 on a raft built from Isaac Batterson's house and began the march which terminated with the victory at San Jacinto April 21, 1836.

Marker Type: Centennial Granite Marker

Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 536 E

GPS Coordinates: 29 42.542, 95 14.258

Precinct No: 2

Marker No: 10792