Marker Inscription
(1803 - 1862) Star and Wreath. On the eve of secession, U.S. Senator Hemphill set forth to Senate January 1861 Texas' right to secede and again became a sovereign nation. Elected delegate provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery, Alabama which drafted the new nation's constitution, mobilized manpower, set up financial structure, elected political leaders. Died in Richmond, Virginia, Confederate capital. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy erected by the State of Texas 1963.
About this site
Hemphill, John is a historical marker in Canadian, Hemphill County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Hemphill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.9130, -100.3827 near Canadian. The nearest cataloged historic site is R. Dick Bussell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hemphill County Courthouse, W. C. T. U. Building, and Hemphill County Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5211002788. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
