1903 Monument - First Shot Monuments Historic District - Cost, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 27.130 W 097° 31.545
14R E 642970 N 3258987
The 1903 monument is set in front of a flagpole on a raised island defined by a low two- and three-course stone curb.
Waymark Code: WMZCWR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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The 1903 gray granite monument is set on a short limestone base. The monument is approximately 2-feet square in plan, and three feet high. The stone is rough-faced, with a smooth inscribed panel on its south face, which reads:

HERE WAS FIRED
THE FIRST GUN
FOR TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
OCT. 2, 1835
ERECTED BY THE
CHILDREN OF GONZALES
CITY SCHOOLS
APR. 21, 1903

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 Spur Road 95, from SH 97 to Stevens Creek Cost, TX 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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