Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historical Park

From this hilltop overlooking the Colorado River, visitors have a spectacular view of La Grange and the surrounding farmlands that spread out for miles. Monument Hill is a quiet place, fitting for a memorial of two tragic events in Texas history. This is the burial place for the Texans who died in the Dawson Massacre and the Mier Expedition, two historic conflicts that occurred six years after fall of the Alamo. A visitor's center explains the confrontations.

The park also remembers a far happier time in Texas history. Kreische Brewery was started here by German immigrant Heinreich Kreische in 1849. he brewmaster purchased the hilltop and the adjoining land, including the burial ground of those Texas heroes, for his brewery site. Eventually he became the third largest beer producer in the state. The kettles are long gone, but you can take a guided tour of the ruins on Saturdays and Sundays. Although you can walk through the brewery remains only on weekend guided tours, you can take the nature walk to view the site any time.

Location: From La Grange, 2 mi south off U.S. 77 on Spur 92, on bluff overlooking Colorado River

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