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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9I_green-dewitt-cemetery_Gonzales-TX.html
Green Dewitt Cemetery. . Green (1787-1835) and Sarah (Seely) (1789-1854) Dewitt moved their family from Missouri to Texas in 1826 after he successfully petitioned the Mexican government for an Empresario Grant to settle 400 Anglo-Americans on land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28BU_site-of-the-first-shot-of-the-texas-revolution_Cost-TX.html
Near here on October 2, 1835 was fired the first shot of the Texas Revolution of 1835-36 - the shot heard round the world. At Gonzales the Texans defied the Mexican government and refused their demand for the Gonzales cannon with the "Come and Tak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28B7_here-was-fired-first-gun-for-texas-independence_Gonzales-TX.html
Here was fired first gun for Texas Independence.
Oct. 2, 1835
Erected by the children of Gonzales city schools.
Apr. 21, 1903
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOG9_andrew-ponton_Gonzales-TX.html
Born in Virginia to William and Isabella (Mooreland) Ponton, Andrew Ponton came to Texas in December 1829 and settled in Green DeWitt's Colony, receiving a land grant near Hallettsville. He became active in area politics, and in 1834 he was named …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM48Z_the-town-of-waelder_Waelder-TX.html
In 1875 an 1876, when the Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad built through Gonzales County, this town was laid out to serve as a shipping point for the surrounding agricultural and ranching area. Hopkinsville, a thriving community five mi…