Marker Inscription
Delegate Texas Secession Convention. While member 1st Confederate Congress, made postmaster general C.S.A. 1861. Difficult job begun by raid on U.S. Postal Dept. for southern personnel asking them to get maps, forms. Despite seizure mail by enemy, army draft of clerks and carriers and split of South, department carried on. At war's end imprisoned Boston. Later U.S. Senator, first chairman Railroad Commission. A Memorial to Texas who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963.
About this site
Reagan, John H. is a historical marker in Big Lake, Reagan County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Reagan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1529, -101.4503 near Big Lake. The nearest cataloged historic site is Glen Rest (cemetery), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Bank in Big Lake, The, Reagan, John H, and Reagan County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5383002786. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
