Historical Marker

Site of the Camp (Ramirez y Sesma)

Columbus · Colorado County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5089004923

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Marker Inscription

March 20-26, 1836, of one division of General Santa Anna's army under the command of General Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma * It crossed the Colorado at Atascosita Ford, eight miles below Columbus Erected by the State of Texas 1936

About this site

Site of the Camp (Ramirez y Sesma) 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 29.7067, -96.5614 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Rev. Jacob Scherer (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wallace, Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott, Columbus' Old City Cemetery, and Hebrew Benevolence Society Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089004923. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.7067, -96.5614 · Columbus, Colorado County
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