Marker Inscription
(1799-1878) Early Texas settler. Came here from Kentucky, 1822, when Texas was part of Mexico. Received a large land grant in 1824 as one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colonists. Worked as blacksmith and trader. After Columbus was burned in Texas Revolution, 1836, he laid out new (present) town and gave land for courthouse and school. His correspondence, published (1852) as "Letters from an Early Settler of Texas to A Friend," provided valuable eyewitness accounts of the "Runaway Scrape" of the revolution, and life in colonial Texas.
About this site
William B. DeWees is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7042, -96.5419 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dilue Rose and Ira Albert Harris House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dilue Rose Harris, Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the American Declaration of Independence, and Caledonia Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089001193. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
