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Site of One of the Homes of James Power

Fulton, Aransas County

Marker Text

Site of One of the Homes of James Power Born in Ireland, 1789 Died in Live Oak Point, Texas, 1852 With James Hewetson he was granted authority January 11, 1828 to settle 200 families in Texas Served Texas under three flags as empresario, soldier, statesman Signed the Texas Declaration of Independence Ever a loyal son of his adopted country Honored and loved by his people Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address SH 35
Location Description SH 35, west side, intersection with Loop 1781
Marker # 2733
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; colonization
Latitude, Longitude 28.108204, -97.028503

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