Major Israel M. Nunez
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N 30° 14.255 W 098° 39.756
14R E 532463 N 3345160
Major Nunez was the founder of the town the maker is located in, Stonewall, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMA7NZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2010
Views: 10
Texas State Historical Committee Marker
Marker Title: Major Israel M. Nunez
Address:
City: Stonewall
County: Gillespie
Subject Codes: Civil War; military topics
Year Marker Erected: 1971
Marker Location: at the entrance to Stonewall school at the corner of Loring St. and Peach St., Stonewall
Marker Size: 14" x 24"
Marker Number: 10091
Marker Text:
(1841-1906) Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson. Major Nunez, who lived 2 miles south of town and had a family of 9 children, donated land in 1886 for Stonewall School No. 18. (1971)
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