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Fannin Memorial Monument, Goliad State Park and Historic Site, by Raoul Josset, 1939; James W. Fannin Elementary School in Dallas, Texas is on the National Register of Historic Places; Fannin County, Texas, is named in his honor; the county seat is named for James Bonham, who sought his aid at the Alamo.
Eventually surrounded and outnumbered, Fannin surrendered to the Mexican Army. He and his troops were executed several days later at nearby Presidio La Bahia. [2] Fannin Battleground State Historic Site is located east of Goliad in Goliad County, Texas. The citizens of Goliad County donated the 14-acre battleground to the State of Texas around ...
Fannin is an unincorporated community in eastern Goliad County, Texas, United States. [1] Its elevation is 141 feet (43 m). [ 2 ] It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The Goliad massacre was an event of the Texas Revolution that occurred on March 27, 1836, following the Battle of Refugio and the Battle of Coleto; 425–445 prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were executed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas. The men surrendered under the belief they would be set free ...
Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.
Colonel James Fannin was the commander of the Texan troops at Fort Defiance in late 1835 and early 1836. During the siege of the Alamo in February 1836 he attempted a march of 100 miles to relieve the Texan forces at the Alamo but due to poor preparation for the journey and word that general Urrea's Mexican forces were approaching Goliad, he turned back.
Fannin County is a county in the far northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,662, [1] making it the 87th most populous county in Texas. [2] The entirety of Fannin County is a part of the Bonham Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Dallas-Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.
Fannin Memorial Monument may refer to: Goliad State Park and Historic Site (Goliad, Texas) monument by Raoul Josset, 1939 Fannin Battleground State Historic Site (Fannin, Texas) monument