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Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco |
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Freeport,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
28° 58' 0.498",
-95° 22' 23.2968"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Landing place of the Lively first vessel bringing immigrants to Austin's colony in 1821. There the Battle of Velasco, between Texas colonists and Mexican troops, was fought June 26, 1832. A treaty of peace between Texas and Mexico was signed there May 14, 1836, by Presidents David G. Burnet and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna but was never ratified by Mexico.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco Historical Marker Location Map, Freeport, Texas
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