"The Shot" Box LbNA #38184
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Add Location| Owner: | Ghost of IRA Boxer  |
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| Plant date: | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Gonzales |
| County: | Gonzales |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Pfetch |
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| Last found: | Apr 9, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFa |
| Last edited: | Mar 5, 2008 |
**March 7, 2010 - Since the stamp went missing twice at the original location, I've moved the box about a mile down the road**
Near the location of this letterbox, on October 2, 1835 was fired the first shot of the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, “The Shot” heard round the world. At Gonzales the Texans defied the Mexican government and refused their demand for the Gonzales cannon with the "come and take it" challenge until reinforcements arrived from other parts of DeWitt's Colony and from the colonies on the Colorado and Brazos. They then pursued the Mexicans from Gonzales to near this point and fired upon them with this cannon, driving them back to Bexar. This shot started the revolution and was directly responsible for adding more territory to the United States than was acquired by the freeing of the original thirteen colonies from England
Directions:
From Gonzales, take US 183 South about 1.7 mile then go South on US 97 about 5.3 miles. Look for the historical marker on the right. It’s a large art-deco gray granite monument, 13 1/2 feet tall and over 16 feet wide. Pull over here and park.
To the box:
Walk up to the marker and read the inscription. When you are ready to find the box, take the road behind the monument, Spur 95, for one mile, where it ends at the river. There is a turnaround there and a small granite marker there that marks the exact spot where the first shot was fired. There are three trees behind the marker. The box is in the tree about 2 foot above the ground, covered by bark. There is a residence nearby, so be very stealthy. You could park your car between the tree and the house to block the view. If the box or stamp go missing again, it probably won't be replaced. Please re-hide as you found it.
Near the location of this letterbox, on October 2, 1835 was fired the first shot of the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, “The Shot” heard round the world. At Gonzales the Texans defied the Mexican government and refused their demand for the Gonzales cannon with the "come and take it" challenge until reinforcements arrived from other parts of DeWitt's Colony and from the colonies on the Colorado and Brazos. They then pursued the Mexicans from Gonzales to near this point and fired upon them with this cannon, driving them back to Bexar. This shot started the revolution and was directly responsible for adding more territory to the United States than was acquired by the freeing of the original thirteen colonies from England
Directions:
From Gonzales, take US 183 South about 1.7 mile then go South on US 97 about 5.3 miles. Look for the historical marker on the right. It’s a large art-deco gray granite monument, 13 1/2 feet tall and over 16 feet wide. Pull over here and park.
To the box:
Walk up to the marker and read the inscription. When you are ready to find the box, take the road behind the monument, Spur 95, for one mile, where it ends at the river. There is a turnaround there and a small granite marker there that marks the exact spot where the first shot was fired. There are three trees behind the marker. The box is in the tree about 2 foot above the ground, covered by bark. There is a residence nearby, so be very stealthy. You could park your car between the tree and the house to block the view. If the box or stamp go missing again, it probably won't be replaced. Please re-hide as you found it.