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Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Vice president of the Republic of Texas. His plank-covered log house, the first in the municipality of Harrisburg. built in 1829, served as a hospital for the wounded after the Battle of San Jacinto. Here de Zavala died, November 15, 1836. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Lorenzo de Zavala is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7621, -95.0920 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is De Zavala #1 (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wilkinson, Freeman, Jaques, Isaac L., and San Jacinto Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010638. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Lorenzo de Zavala” names 2 distinct records in Harris County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Houston. The others:
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