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Born in Maine 1804. Died in Austin, Texas, July 11, 1846. One of the founders of "The Telegraph and Texas Register" at San Felipe de Austin, October 10, 1835. A soldier at San Jacinto. First chief justice of Bexar County, 1836. Member of the Congress of the Republic, 1837. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Joseph Baker is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2751, -97.7282 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Major William Martin "Buck" Walton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Beth Israel #1, Texas Land Commissioner, Johann Jacob Groos, and John Crittenden Duval.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014153. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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