Marker Inscription
Created, 1846, from Montgomery County. First named for Robert J. Walker, U.S. Senator; in Civil War, Samuel H. Walker, Texas Ranger and Mexican War hero, was made honoree. Huntsville, county seat, was once an Indian trading post. First courthouse was built, 1848. A second one burned, January, 1888, and the present one was built in August, 1888. Walker County today contains much of Sam Houston National Forest. Headquarters for Texas Department of Corrections and Sam Houston State College, the oldest state-supported college in Texas, are in Huntsville.
About this site
Walker County is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 85 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7252, -95.5512 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is A.F.&A.M. Forrest Lodge No. 19 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gibbs Store, Henry Opera House, and Huntsville Spring.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008478. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
