Colonel O. M. Roberts

1815-1898. President Secession Convention 1861, resulting in comment by Sam Houston, "I don't know what they will do, but Roberts is honest." Raised 11th Texas Infantry. Gallantly led brigade Battle Bayou Bourbeau, La. Chief Justice Texas Supreme Court under Confederacy and state. Federal Reconstruction policy caused his removal from bench 1865, denial U.S. Senate seat 1866. Elected governor by people, 1878 and 1880. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963.

Colonel O. M. Roberts is a historical marker in Miami, Roberts County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Roberts County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 10 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.6930, -100.6357 near Miami. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roberts County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Miami Railroad Depot, Cottage Hotel, and Miami.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5393000965. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.