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Site of the Home of General Sidney Sherman 1805-1873 Commander of the left wing of the Army at the Battle of San Jacinto - Member of the Texas Congress, 1842-1843 - Builder of the first Texas railroad - This house was burned in 1853 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Sherman, Gen. Sidney, Home of 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 29.7205, -95.2752 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Glendale Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tod-Milby Home Site, Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad, and Holy Cross Mission (Episcopal).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014717. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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