Marker Inscription
(1836-1887) South Carolina native Samuel M. Brown served with distinction as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He and his family settled in East Texas in 1866 and in 1871 moved to Orange. He was a respected local physician, often treating county jail prisoners and paupers. A leading citizen of the town, he was tragically killed in a locomotive accident on March 29, 1887. A local newspaper reported that he was aiding a child when he was struck by the train, and that his death was a great shock to the citizens of Orange.
About this site
Brown, Samuel M., Dr. is a historical marker in Orange, Orange County, dedicated in 1987. It is one of 66 historical markers documented in Orange County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 77 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0855, -93.7391 near Orange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Evergreen Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Norsworthy, B. H., Wingate, David Robert, and Latchem, Emma George.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5361011474. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
