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Started 1841 as two rooms of local pine wood. Acquired 1855 and enlarged by S. S. Munger. Owned 1866-1961 by estate of N. W. Faison (1817-70), who joined 1842 Dawson expedition resisting Mexican invaders. Captured near San Antonio when many Dawson men were massacred, Faison was later pardoned by Santa Anna. While serving 1843-56 as county clerk, he worked to return bones of his slain comrades for burial on Monument Hill in 1848.
Faison House, The is a historical marker in La Grange, Fayette County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9018, -96.8712 near La Grange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Nathaniel W. Faison House (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Texas Heroes Museum, St. James Episcopal Church, and Fayette County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149001558. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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