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Goliad (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l i æ d / GOH-lee-ad) is a city and the county seat of Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution . It had a population of 1,620 at the 2020 census .
December 24, 1967 (1 mi (1.6 km). S of Goliad State Park on U.S. 183: Goliad: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 11: Ruins of Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario de los Cujanes
The Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House at 242 N. Chilton St. in Goliad, Texas, United States, was built in 1902. It was a work of architect Jules Leffland and of building contractor Bailey Mills. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía, known more commonly as Presidio La Bahía, or simply La Bahía, is a fort constructed by the Spanish Army.It became the center of a community that developed as the modern-day city of Goliad, Texas, United States.
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.
Goliad County (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l i æ d / GOH-lee-ad) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population is 7,012. [1] Its county seat is Goliad. [2] The county is named for Father Miguel Hidalgo; "Goliad" is an anagram, [3] minus the silent H.
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 ...
Orange Hanging Tree: Pin oak tree once located on Main Street in Orange, Texas. In use between the 1840s and 1880s. Cut down in 1892. [40] Page's Tree: Used in the 1837 execution of a murderer named Page and two others. Located in the Clarksville, Texas, pioneer cemetery. [41] The Old Hanging Oak: 400-year-old live oak tree in Houston, Texas ...