Marker Inscription
(about 1800 - March 15, 1860) A Tennessean, Angelina Peyton came to Texas in 1822. With her husband, J. C. Peyton, she operated an inn in San Felipe, capital of the Austin colony. Peyton died in 1834; in 1836 the widow married Jacob Eberly. She and Eberly had a hotel in Austin by 1842, when Angelina Eberly discovered men secretly removing records from the capital. Firing a cannon, she started the "Archives War", and rescued the original records of the Republic of Texas. Later she lived at Indianola. Her burial place and marker (3/4 mile NW) were destroyed in a flood in 1875. Recorded - 1978
About this site
Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberly is a historical marker in Indianola, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.5337, -96.5170 near Indianola. The nearest cataloged historic site is Indianola (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include La Salle, Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de, Indianola Cemetery #2, and Old Town Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057003508. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
