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Holly Oaks

Independence, Washington County

Marker Text

Home of Dr. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1791-1873). Here he resided for many years and here he died. Baylor University bears his name

Marker Details

Address
Location Description From Independence, take FM 390 W about 7 mi. to marker on N side of rd. by rock house at 2505.
Marker # 8422
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 centennial marker
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 30.285199, -96.442188

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