Marker Inscription
Known as Big Foot Wallace--defender of Texas and Texans. As soldier, ranger and mailrider, he protected the advancing frontier, died January 7, 1899.
Historical Marker
William Alexander A. Wallace
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
About this site
William Alexander A. Wallace is a historical marker in Bigfoot, Frio County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Frio County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0497, -98.8666 near Bigfoot. The nearest cataloged historic site is James Washington Winters (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Longview Cemetery, Winters, William Carvin, and Brummett Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5163005818. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
William Alexander Anderson "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817-1899) was a famed Texas Ranger and frontiersman who came to Texas after losing a brother and cousin in the Goliad Massacre. He fought in numerous frontier conflicts and in the Mexican-American War and became a celebrated teller of tall tales. He spent his last years near the Frio County community that bears his name, Bigfoot.
Sources: tshaonline.orgen.wikipedia.org
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