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Site of the Home of Thomas J. Rusk

Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County

Marker Text

1803 1857 Soldier-Statesman of the Republic of Texas. A hero of San Jacinto. Commander in Chief of the Army 1836. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 1839. President of the Constitutional Convention, 1845. United States Senator, 1846. He called Nacogdoches his home from 1835 to 1857. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address 1801 North St.
Location Description northwest corner of North and Rusk streets
Marker # 9349
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite)
Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; national/federal official; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 31.618749, -94.652935

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