Historical Marker

Orozimbo

West Columbia · Brazoria County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5039009579

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Marker Inscription

Home of Dr. James Aeneas Phelps, a member of "Old Three Hundred" of Austin's colony, hospital surgeon of the Texas Army at San Jacinto. Here Santa Anna was detained as a prisoner from July to November, 1836.

About this site

Orozimbo is a historical marker in West Columbia, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2548, -95.5787 near West Columbia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Phelps, Dr. James Aeneas (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Quarles Family Cemetery, Stringfellow Unit, and Ceola Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009579. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.2548, -95.5787 · West Columbia, Brazoria County

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Nearby in Brazoria County

Historical Marker

Phelps, Dr. James Aeneas

West Columbia vicinity · 1936

Cemetery

Quarles Family Cemetery

Saint James A.M.E. Cemetery