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Site of the Town of Zavala

Jasper, Jasper County

Marker Text

Established upon land included in the empresario grant in 1829 to Lorenzo de Zavala in whose honor it was named * Early boat landing * Mail and stage station * Incorporated in 1838 * A post office until the Civil War * Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address County Road 74
Location Description Hamilton Cemetery / Old Zavala Cemetery, 18 mi. NW of Jasper via SH 63, then east on CR 074, then north on CR 073 1 mi.
Marker # 10472
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; ghost towns
Latitude, Longitude 31.008993, -94.137554

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