Marker Inscription
One and one-half miles south General Sam Houston was baptized by Rufus C. Burleson, Baptist minister and president of Baylor University, November 19, 1854 in Rocky Creek. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Historical Marker
Houston, Sam
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About this site
Houston, Sam is a historical marker in Independence, Washington County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 155 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 355 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3161, -96.3469 near Independence. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baylor University for Boys (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Baylor University on Windmill Hill, Home Built in 1845 by General Jerome B. Robertson, and Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008421. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873)
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Cemetery
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Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea
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Lea, Nancy Moffette
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