Marker Inscription
On this site on April 21, 1836, stood the home of Mrs. Margaret McCormick whose husband, Arthur McCormick, died here in 1825. Mrs. McCormick lost her life here in 1854 when the home was burned.
Historical Marker
McCormick, Margaret
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About this site
McCormick, Margaret 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 29.7233, -95.0718 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mexican Cavalry, Battle of San Jacinto (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Texas Army Attacked in Four Divisions, Battle of San Jacinto, and Battle of San Jacinto.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010727. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Margaret 'Peggy' McCormick, an Irish immigrant widow, owned the Buffalo Bayou land on which the Battle of San Jacinto was fought on April 21, 1836. Returning after the battle to find her home ransacked and her fields strewn with the bodies of Mexican soldiers, she famously demanded that Sam Houston bury the dead. She went on to build one of the largest cattle herds in Harris County before dying in an 1854 house fire. A Texas marker to her home was placed in 1936.
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Cemetery
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Museum
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