Marker Inscription
Site of 1820 trading post of Jesse Burnam. His ferry on the Colorado River helped Gen. Sam Houston reach San Jacinto, 1836. To cut off Santa Anna, Houston then burned post and ferry. Town started in 1850s was named for Osage orange trees. In 1861, Civil War recruiting center. Furnished most of Co. A, 5th Texas Cav., Green's Brigade. This park, on land deeded by Edward Austin for school and churches, includes cemetery and graves of many Civil War veterans. Was also burial site, Wm. B. Scates, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
About this site
Osage, Old is a historical marker in Weimar, Colorado County, dedicated in 1965. 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 29.7420, -96.7165 near Weimar. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 3.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Borden, Gail, Weimar Railroad Depot, and Saint Michael's Catholic Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089003881. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
