Historical Marker

Dunbar, William

Bastrop · Bastrop County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5021009176

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Marker Inscription

A member of the Mier Expedition, 1842-43. Born in Tennessee, January 1, 1819; died December 20, 1855.

About this site

Dunbar, William is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1155, -97.3063 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Taylor, Campbell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fairview Cemetery, Jenkins, John Holland, and Bell, H. N. (Man).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009176. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

William Dunbar (1819-1855), a Tennessee native, came to Texas in 1837 and settled at Bastrop. He was a member of the ill-fated Mier Expedition of 1842-1843. The State of Texas placed a Centennial marker at his grave in the northwest section of Bastrop's Fairview Cemetery in 1936.

Sources: hmdb.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 30.1155, -97.3063 · Bastrop, Bastrop County

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