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On this site stood...Headquarters of Colonel Jose de las Piedras, commander of the Mexican garrison in Nacogdoches, 1827-1839. The property, after the Texas Revolution, of General Thomas J. Rusk. Served as classrooms for the University of Nacogdoches, 1845-1852.
Old Red House is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6056, -94.6530 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jones, Roland, Durst-Taylor House, and First United Methodist Church of Nacogdoches.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009345. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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