Colorado County Historical Markers

Benjamin Beason's Crossing of the Colorado River

Marker location: Just E. of the E. River Bridge at Columbus on side of Hwy. 90 in Beason Park, Columbus

Marker erected: 1936

Marker Text:
Site of the camp, March 19,-26, 1836, of the Texas Army under General Sam Houston, who directed the retreat from Gonzales to the San Jacinto.

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