Marker Inscription
Star and Wreath Came to Texas in 1831. Member Captain William H. Patton's Company at the Battle of San Jacinto. Served in the Vasquez Campaign and against the Indians in 1842. Died in 1874. Erected by the State of Texas 1956.
Historical Marker
Willoughby, Captain Leiper
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About this site
Willoughby, Captain Leiper is a historical marker in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1956. It is one of 96 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4422, -96.9379 near Hallettsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hallettsville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Whitfield, John Wilkins, Kent, Joseph, and Scarborough, Paul.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285000725. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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