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Plantation Home of Edwin Waller 1800--1883

Hempsted, Waller County

Marker Text

Plantation Home of Edwin Waller (1800-1883). Member of the consultation in 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. First mayor of the City of Austin. Member of the Secession Convention in 1861. On this property, acquired during the Republic, he resided from 1846 for many years.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Business 290 on property of Marshall Ford car dealership
Marker # 8116
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Code
Latitude, Longitude 30.094073, -96.059063

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