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Torrey's Trading Post No. 2

Waco, McLennan County

Marker Text

(2.3 mi. north on bluff above Trading House Creek) Site of greatest Indian council in Republic of Texas. There President Sam Houston made famous 1844 peace talks to assembled chiefs. A "listening post" for frontier; aided in peacekeeping. Built 1844 and run by Geo. Barnard for the Torrey Brothers. In 1849 the post was moved to Waco by Barnard. (1966)

Marker Details

Address SH 6
Location Description 10 mi E of Waco
Marker # 5510
Dedicated 1966
Size, Type 20" x 20"
Code trading posts, customs stations
Latitude, Longitude 31.520694, -96.99853

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