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Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation. This Victorian structure was then library of "The Oaks," family home of the founders, who were descendants of William H. Jack, a soldier in 1836 Texas victory at San Jacinto and an official of the Republic. First president (1891-1908) of D. R. T. was widow of last Texas president, Anson Jones.
The Cradle is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2914, -94.7968 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hutchings House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hutchings, Sealy, House, Hutchings House, and Galveston Garten Verein.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167008240. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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