• Columbus,  

  Colorado County

Benjamin Beason's Crossing of the Colorado River

• Site of the camp, March 19,-26, 1836, of the Texas Army under General Sam Houston, who directed the retreat from Gonzales to the San Jacinto.

• Address

  3614 US 90

• Directions

  Beason's Park on the Colorado, east of the Colorado River bridge, south side of US 90

• Marker #

  368

• Dedicated:

  1936

• Size, Type:

  1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)

• Code:

  Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; settlements; pioneers; military topics; Native Americans

• Latitude

  -96.53529043

• Longitude

  FALSE