First Shot in Filipino-American War



Location: San Juan Bridge, San Juan City
Category: Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker date: 1941
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
FIRST SHOT IN FILIPINO–AMERICAN WAR

HERE, AT 9:00 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 4TH, 1899, PRIVATE WILLIAM GRAYSON OF THE FIRST NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS FIRED THE SHOT THAT STARTED THE FILIPINO–AMERICAN WAR.

1 comment: