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Location

414 TX-92 Spur
La Grange, TX 78945 
979-968-5658
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Hours

Open Daily 
 
Grounds: 
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Visitors Center: 
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

 

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day

 

Pets on leash are welcome.

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Tickets

Adult $5
Senior/Veteran/Teacher/First Responder $3
Child (6-17) $2
Child (5 and under) Free

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The monument marks the tomb of the men that died during the Dawson Massacre of September 1842 and the ill-fated Mier expedition of November 1842, which resulted in the March 1843 “black bean” incident. Nearby citizens reinterred their remains here in a common tomb so that they can be honored for their sacrifice. The site is now marked by a 1936 Centennial monument.

View from Monument Hill

Plan Your Visit

The sites provide daily access to hiking trails, picnic grounds, the Kreische family home, ruins of the brewery, and the visitor center with history exhibits.

Main house on the grounds

Kreische Brewery

Explore the ruins of one of the earliest commercial breweries in Texas.

Events at Monument Hill

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Archeology School Days

Thursday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Attend an Archeology School Day to have your students become Junior Archeologists for the day!

An image of a THC employee surrounded by students with their hands raised

Archeology School Days

Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Attend an Archeology School Day to have your students become Junior Archeologists for the day!

Author Jeremy Banas speaks into a microphone with a curtain behind reading "Texas Public Radio"

A Pint of History: Author Talk w/ Jeremy Banas

Tuesday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join us for a conversation with Jeremy Banas, beer historian and author, about his newest book: Lone Star Beer: A History of Two Iconic San Antonio Breweries.

Monument Hill in the Blog

TJ Green and Company Stew

Learn how to make your very own historic Texas stew, inspired by Thomas Jefferson Green and the men who escaped the Dawson Massacre.