Round Top House
Posted by: 
JimmyEv
N 28° 47.839 W 097° 00.420
14R E 694516 N 3187160
Across the street from this marker stood the Round Top House – the home where the residents of Victoria took refuge during the great Comanche raid of 1840.
Waymark Code: WM1G97
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2007
Views: 21
The last great Comanche raid in Texas took place in 1840. The residents of Victoria somehow successfully repelled the attack. Victoria's port city of Linnville was not so lucky - it was completely burned to the ground while residents watched from boats in Lavaca Bay.
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Marker Number: 6563
Marker Text:
The Citadel of Victoria. Built before the year 1836 by Placido Benavides, son-in-law of Martin De Leon. The house served as a place of refuge for the citizens of Victoria during the Comanche raid of 1840. (1936)
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