A House of the William Becknell Family
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton
N 33° 36.763 W 095° 06.927
15S E 303743 N 3721222
A marker about an old house outside of Clarksville.
Waymark Code: WM264Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Number: 10866

Marker Text:
William Becknell (1788-1856) of Missouri is renowned for opening the Santa Fe Trail from the United States into Spain's New World Empire in 1821. He and his wife Mary settled in 1835 near here, on Becknell's Prairie, with a daughter and two sons. On the way to the Alamo, David Crockett visited them. Becknell himself fought in 1836 in the Texas War for Independence. After milled lumber became available, he or his family built the earliest portion of this house. It was later enlarged and relocated. Restored by Ella Ruth and Harold Wallace in 1968. (1978)
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