414 TX-92 Spur, La Grange, Texas
These sites commemorate two distinct, but equally important, eras of Texas history: the struggle for independence from Mexico, and the wave of German immigration that changed the state's demographics forever.
The monument and tomb commemorate those lost in the Dawson massacre and the Mier expedition, two skirmishes fought between Mexican and Texian forces in 1842. A German immigrant, Heinrich Ludwig Kreische, purchased the property containing the monument and tomb; in the 1860s, using nearby spring water, Kreische started one of the first commercial breweries in Texas.
The monument/tomb site and the ruins of the brewery both sit on top of a scenic bluff, providing a magnificent view of the surrounding area.
