Amon B. King's Men Monument - Refugio, TX
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N 28° 17.789 W 097° 16.493
14R E 669164 N 3131254
A tall fluted, granite shaft surmounted by a nearly nude, kneeling figure holding a sword in his upraised right hand.
Waymark Code: WMZPZ6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2018
Views: 4
NRHP Nomination Form"The Amon B. King’s Men Monument is a 7.5-foot-tall bronze-cast statuary figure atop a 20.6-foot-tall octagonal shaft of granite in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas. Commissioned by the State of Texas for the 1936 Centennial, the seminude figure of a kneeling man, holding in one hand a broken sword and the other placed on a laurel leaf, was designed by sculptor Raoul Josset to symbolize the execution of Captain Amon B. King’s Texas Army auxiliary forces after the Battle of Refugio during the 1836 Texas Revolution. Completed in 1937, the monument is in the center of King’s Memorial Park, a public square, across from the county courthouse in Refugio. It retains a high degree of integrity and is in good condition."
Street address:
807 Commerce St.
Kings Memorial Park
Refugio, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: Refugio
Year listed: 2018
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Social History, Art
Periods of significance: 1937
Historic function: Recreation and Culture
Current function: Recreation and Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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