Marker Inscription
(Nov. 26, 1838-Feb. 21, 1901) Alabama native B. H. Norsworthy migrated to Texas in 1860. During the Civil War he organized a Confederate unit known as the Lone Star Rifles. Wounded at the Battle of Thompson's Station in Tennessee (1863) and the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia (1864), he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. In the 1870s Norsworthy moved to Orange, where he worked as a merchant and a rice farmer. He was later elected to three terms as mayor of the city. Recorded - 1980
About this site
Norsworthy, B. H. is a historical marker in Orange, Orange County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 66 historical markers documented in Orange County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0860, -93.7377 near Orange. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wingate, David Robert (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Evergreen Cemetery, Brown, Samuel M., Dr., and Latchem, Emma George.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5361011501. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
