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Major Israel M. Nunez

Stonewall, Gillespie County

Marker Text

(1841-1906) Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson. Major Nunez, who lived 2 miles south of town and had a family of 9 children, donated land in 1886 for Stonewall School No. 18.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description at the entrance to Stonewall school at the corner of Loring St. and Peach St., Stonewall
Marker # 10091
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code Civil War; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 30.236529, -98.663474

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