Historical Marker

Benjamin Beason's Crossing of the Colorado River

Columbus · Colorado County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5089000368

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Marker Inscription

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.

About this site

Benjamin Beason's Crossing of the Colorado River is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7042, -96.5353 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beason's (Beeson's) Crossing (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River, Columbus Waterworks, and Townsend-Koliba House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089000368. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Benjamin Beason, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, settled about 1822 at a well-used crossing of the Colorado River near present Columbus, where he operated an inn, gristmill, sawmill, gin, and ferry. During the Runaway Scrape, Sam Houston's Texas Army camped on the east bank here from March 19 to 26, 1836, before continuing its retreat toward San Jacinto. The State of Texas marked the crossing in 1936.

Sources: hmdb.org texasalmanac.com

📍 29.7042, -96.5353 · Columbus, Colorado County

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