Marker Inscription
Erected by the State of Texas in Memory of George Campbell Childress, co-author and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born at Nashville, Tennessee, January 8, 1804; died at Galveston, Texas, October 6, 1841.
Historical Marker
Childress, George Campbell (1932)
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About this site
Childress, George Campbell is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1932. It is one of 281 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 352 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2936, -94.8117 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fisher, William S., Captain (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Joseph, Thomas, Lt. Commander Edward Lea, and Episcopal Cemetery Galveston.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167000325. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Galveston, Galveston County
“Childress, George Campbell” names 2 distinct records in Galveston County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1932 in Galveston. The others:
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