Juneteenth Historical Marker at 22nd Street and Avenue K

The order was read here. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger stood at his headquarters on the Strand and read General Order No. 3 aloud — informing the people of Texas that all enslaved people were free. Most had not known. The Civil War had ended in April. The marker at 22nd Street and Avenue K stands near that ground, anchoring the oldest known celebration of emancipation's end in the United States.