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 El Camino Real --Samuel Cartmill Hiroms homesite -- SH 21 E of Austonio TX
N 31° 12.266 W 095° 37.562
15R E 249798 N 3455230
The state historic marker for the homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms along the El Camino Real
Waymark Code: WMXKPA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2018
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This state historical marker stands along ghe Texas SG 21, the El Camino Real, in Houston Co. TX. It preserves the memory of the homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms, whose family was one of the "Old 300", who came down El Camino Real with Stephen F. Austin to settle in Texas in 1823.
The marker reads as follows:
"Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms
One of the community's pioneer settlers, Samuel Cartmill Hiroms (1836-1920) was born in Polk County. His parents were among Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colonists. Hiroms taught school and served as Polk County surveyor. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). After his first wife died, he married Emily Ann Johnston (1853-1948) in 1869 and moved his family to Houston County. In 1878 Hiroms settled here in the Creek community, which later became Austinio. He received land for his teaching services and was an early leader in the Methodist church. (1978)"
Road of Trail Name: El Camino Real / Old San Antonio Road
State: Texas
County: Houston Co.
Historical Significance:
The El Camino Real opened LA, TX, and the southwest to exploration and conquest by the Spanish Government. It led directly to the establishment of the Spanish Empire in this part of the New World.
Years in use: 1691-present (as TX SH 21)
How you discovered it:
Learned about it in Texas History courses
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
From Saltillo, Mexico to San Antonio and East Texas (Paperback) – Unabridged, April 26, 2016
by Joseph P Sanchez (Author), Bruce A Erickson (Author)
and
El Camino Real de los Tejas (Images of America) Paperback – October 20, 2014
By Steven Gonzales (Author), Mary Joy Graham (Author), Dr. Lucile Estell (Author)
Website Explination:
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/exo04
Why?:
exploration, conquest, colonization, trade, immigration
Directions:
SH 21 northeast of Austonio TX
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Visit Instructions:
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