Historical Markers in Texas

First Shot of the Texas Revolution

History·Gonzales County·Texas

One and one-half miles from here the first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired from a small cannon by Texans under the command of Col. John H. Moore, October 2, 1835.

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29.4388, -97.5217

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