Nacogdoches County
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N 31° 38.929 W 094° 39.311
15R E 343055 N 3502700
This granite block, with brass plaque on top, was placed by the Texas Highway Department in 1936. It stands on the corner of the WalMart lot on North Street in Nacogdoches.
Waymark Code: WMW16X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2017
Views: 5
Marker erected by the Texas Highway Department.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Nacogdoches County
City Nacogdoches
County Nacogdoches
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Marker Size C
Marker Number: 14758
Marker Text:
Home of the Nacogdoches Indians
in the 17th Century
Spanish settlements, 1716
Alternately settled and abandoned
in 18th Century due to
French encroachment.
Scene of the Fredonian Rebellion
in 1827.
Organized a municipality, 1832
under the Mexican Government
created a county March 17, 1836
Organized May 24, 1837
Nacogdoches, established 1779,
became the County Seat in 1836
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