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(March 15, 1818 -- September, 1893) A grandnephew of U.S. president James Monroe, A.T.M. Monroe was born in Virginia and came to Texas in 1842. He married Rachel Albright (1828-1866) in 1846 and moved his family to Crockett in 1849. He operated a general store on the courthouse square with W.F. Wall and made annual trips to New York for merchandise. Also involved in real estate dealings, Monroe gave land for the Episcopal Church.
Armisted Thompson Mason Monroe is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3213, -95.4601 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Major Isaac Watts Burton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Colonel David Alexander Nunn, Judge Elijah Gossett, and The Rev. John C. Woolam.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011209. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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