Fannin Monument - Fannin, TX
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N 28° 41.186 W 097° 13.975
14R E 672644 N 3174523
Monument that marks the surrender site of Col. Fannin and his army of Texas volunteers during the Texas Revolution.
Waymark Code: WMHVDE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2013
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The words on the monument read:
In Memory of James W. Fannin Jr
and fellow Patriots
whose surrender here on
honorable terms on Mar. 20, 1836, involved
the sacrifice of their lives at La Bahia.
Victims of treachery’s brutal stroke,
They died to break the tyrants yoke.
“On fames eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with hallowed round
The bivouac of these dead"
Several days after they had surrendered, Fannin and his men were executed under orders of Gen. Santa Anna. It was the proverbial tugging on superman's cape, and less than a month later Santa Anna and his army suffered a war ending crushing defeat at hands of an enraged army of Texans at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date Created/Placed: 1914
Address:
Fannin Battleground
Fannin, TX
Height: 28 feet
Illuminated: no
Website: Not listed
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