Site of Burnam's Ferry
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Marker No: Colorado County- Located 11/2 miles northeast on the Colorado River. established about 1824 by Jesse Burnam at the crossing of the La Bahia Road to southwest Louisiana. The Texas army under General Sam Houston crossed here on March 19, 1836, in the retreat from Gonzales to San Jacinto. The ferry was destroyed to prevent its use by the Mexican Army. (1936)
Marker No: 575
I haven't seen it since they moved it back to Fayette County where is was prior to being moved to Colorado County but I believe the text is changed.
Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker
Geographic: 29.754957,-96.737564
Location: Holman community, FM 155 at Anton Salas Loop
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