The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin
N 31° 32.585 W 095° 13.965
15R E 288041 N 3491953
One of 3 state historic markers at Mission Tejas State Park, this marker is in front of the Joseph R. Rice log cabin
Waymark Code: WMXF1R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2018
Views: 3
Mission Tejas state park is a beautiful CCC-built park in the Piney Woods of Cherokee County. There are 3 state historic markers inside the park.
This marker is located near the SH 21 park entrance at the Joseph R. Rice log cabin.
Marker Number: 7017
Marker Text:
Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) cut timber; then his young wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), snaked the logs to a homesite 16 miles southwest of here. the cabin they built was a noted way-station on the San Antonio Road. They brought up nine children, enlarging their cabin several times. After a grandson built a frame home in 1919, the old cabin became a farm storage shed. The Texas Centennial Commission in 1936 marked its history, and in 1973 it was given to the State of Texas and moved here for restoration and exhibition. (1976)
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