Centennial Highway Marker - First Shot Monuments Historic District - Cost, Texas
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N 29° 26.323 W 097° 31.294
14R E 643395 N 3257502
This small pink granite monument is located east of Cost, Texas on State Hwy 97.
Waymark Code: WMZCNV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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Centennial Highway Marker (contributing object)
To the east of the sidewalk at the retaining wall is a small pink granite 1936 highway marker. On the front is a brass medallion which reads “Texas Highway Department” on a ring circling a star inscribed with the year “1936.” The bronze plaque on top reads:

ONE AND ONE-HALF MILE FROM
HERE THE FIRST SHOT OF THE
TEXAS REVOLUTION
WAS FIRED FROM A SMALL CANNON
BY TEXANS UNDER THE COMMAND
OF COL. JOHN H. MOORE
OCTOBER 2, 1835

- National Register Application

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): First Shot Monuments Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
State Highway 95 and State Spur Highway 97
Cost, Texas 78614

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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