(April 1, 1898)
The city of Waco in the 1890s divided into two armed camps over the caustic criticisms of William Cowper Brann (1855-1898) in his magazine, "The Iconoclast". A gifted writer, Brann attacked many organizations, especially Baptists and Baylor University. This controversy sparked a duel in 1897 between Judge George Bruce Gerald and James W. Harris. A Baylor partisan, Tom E. Davis, met Brann here, within a half block of the earlier fight, and shot him with a Colt .45 revolver. Brann returned the fire. Both men died the following day from their wounds.| HM Number | HM1LDY |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 490 |
| Year Placed | 1978 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, June 29th, 2015 at 10:02am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 677448 N 3492853 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.55703333, -97.13043333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 33.422', W 97° 7.826' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 33' 25.32" N, 97° 7' 49.56" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 254 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-199 S 4th St, Waco TX 76701, US |
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