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Site of the Home of Hardin R. Runnels

New Boston vicinity, Bowie County

Marker Text

Governor of Texas, 1857-1859. The house was built in 1853. Destroyed by fire in 1914. Here Governor Runnels died. He was buried nearby. His remains were later removed to the State Cemetery at Austin.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 6 miles east of New Boston on US 82, on U.S. Government reservation
Marker # 12410
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Code governors
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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