Marker Details

Almonte Captured


3523 Battleground Road (Independence Parkway)

La Porte , 77571

Notes:
D.R.T. Marker No. 17 of 20; San Jacinto Chapter, Daughter of the Republic of Texas 1912
Directions: East side of Battleground Road, San Jacinto Battleground, at eastern end of Park Road 1836, past Juan Seguin Road

Key Time Period: 1836 - 1845 Republic of Texas

Corretions/New Research: The results of an archeology project on property owned by NRG point toward a possible new location for the capture of Almonte and his men. San Jacinto Symposium April 19, 2009.

Marker Text: No 17 Almonte Captured and Greatest Carnage of Battle Occurred.
Marker Type: D.R.T. granite
Historical Org: Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Key Map Information: 499 T

GPS Coordinates: 29 44.572, 95 04.395

Precinct No: 2

Marker No: 317