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.

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  1. Apricot RoseJuly 5, 2018 at 6:53 AM

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  2. CabatuanNovember 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM

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  4. CabatuanNovember 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM

    The first shot of the Phil-Am War happened at the corner of Sociego St. and Arguelles St., not at Sociego and Silencio where they erroneously have the marker. This is evidenced by the orientation of Blockhouse 7 in the background of Grayson's reenactment photo which aligns with Sociego-Arguelles when compared with the known photo of Blockhouse 7 taken from the same direction, plus the distance estimates of Lieut. Whedon and Col. Stotsenburg placed the 100-yard distance from Santol at Sociego-Arguelles. The NHCP needs to transfer the marker/s to Sociego-Arguelles to get this correctly. See here -> http://www.philamwar.com/thefirstshotofthephilamwarwasnotonsociegosilencio.html

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