The
Famous Lavaca-Navidad
Meeting of 1835

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Markere Text: ​At the cotton gin of William Millican, near here, on July 17, 1835, occurred the significant Lavaca-Navidad Meeting, held by pioneers living near the two rivers. James Kerr, the founder of Gonzales, was chairman and the Rev. S. C. A. Rogers, secretary. The meeting adopted resolutions protesting mistreatment of Texas colonists by the government of Mexico. This early formal public protest was a forerunner of the Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, and the constituting of the Republic of Texas. (1974) 

Marker No: 1567

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 28.980783, -96.648125

Location: 403 Wells Street, Edna