Dick Dowling Monument -- SH 87, Sabine Pass TX
N 29° 43.921 W 093° 53.664
15R E 413504 N 3289426
The Dick Dowling Monument that was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1937 was moved to a new site nearby in the 1960s.
Waymark Code: WMG50Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2013
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In 1937 the Texas Division of the UDC erected a monument to Lt Dick Dowling, who defeated a massive fleet of Federal gunboats with a few dozen Confederate solders in 1863. Dowling's heroics ended the Federal threat to invade and occupy Texas for the rest of the war.
In 1937 the UDC erected their grey granite monument in the center of the intersection of SH 87 and Broadway Street in downtown Sabine Pass.
In the 1960s the monument was relocated a 1/2 block west to a safer spot in the SH 87 right of way.
Original Location: N 29° 44.004 W 093° 53.672
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Private
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