Home of Thomas S. McFarland
N 31° 31.184 W 094° 13.202
15R E 384160 N 3487849
The 1936 historical marker at the former home site for Thomas S McFarland along State Highway 21
Waymark Code: WMXEGQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2018
Views: 4
This marker is very easily missed. It is located 7 miles west of San Augustine on SH 21, on top of a tall embankment and behind a row of brushy trees. The embankment is so steep, that there is no way to get to this marker except by going up the private driveway to the house hidden behind the trees. The marker faces the highway at the north edge of the backyard of a private residence, next to the trampoline. The folks who live here will allow people to come look at the marker but be aware that they have very friendly dogs, and that they prefer that if you're going to visit, you at least say hello first.
Marker Number: 7624
Marker Text:
1810 * * 1880
Surveyor, soldier and statesman.
Aide-de-Camp to Major Bullock the Battle of Nacogdoches, 1832.
Laid off the town of San Augustine in 1833.
Soldier in the Texan army, 1836.
Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas.
Chief Justice, San Augustine County
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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