Gonzales, TX
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About Gonzales
- • Jerry Hall, model and actress, was born in Gonzales, Texas.
- • The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired in Gonzales.
- • Being the first Anglo-American settlement west of the Colorado River established it.
- • Gonzales' Come and Take It cannon was buried, then later recovered, by citizens.
- • The flood of 1998 caused significant damage to the city.
- • It was named for Rafael Gonzales, governor of Coahuila y Tejas.
- • With 7,165 residents, it is smaller than nearby Seguin.
- • A serene, historic town with a palpable sense of community.
- • The Guadalupe River flows through Gonzales County.
- • The area was inhabited by the Tonkawa, Karankawa, and Coahuiltecan tribes before European contact.
- • The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired near Gonzales on October 2, 1835.
- • The Gonzales County Courthouse, a Romanesque Revival structure, was built in 1896.
- • U.S. Highway 183 passes through Gonzales.
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