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Site of the Home of General Sam Houston and Family

Independence, Washington County

Marker Text

Site of the home of General Sam Houston and family; Original house built in 1837 by Thomas Barron; first occupied by the Houstons in 1854; torn down and rebuilt in 1897 by James Dallas.

Marker Details

Address FM 390
Location Description 0.3 mi. W of FM 50, on S side of FM 390 (La Bahia Trail)
Marker # 8351
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 centennial marker
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 30.318584, -96.351735

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