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Plaza Constitucional (Municipal Square) |
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Courthouse Square, Liberty,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 3' 32.03028",
-94° 47' 50.04719000016"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
J. Francisco Madero, appointed by Mexican government to grant land titles, platted Liberty town tract, 1831, with 49 squares in inner city. Five were set aside for public usage-- this square has always been site of municipal buildings. In May 1831, an ayuntamiento (city council) was elected; also the first alcalde (mayor), Hugh B. Johnston. This city government was dissolved that same year by Juan D. Bradburn, the garrison commander of Anahuac. The north portion of present city hall was constructed, 1939; the south part, 1959.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Plaza Constitucional (Municipal Square) Historical Marker Location Map, Liberty, Texas
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