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Historical Marker
Lea, Judge Pryor, Home
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About this site
Lea, Judge Pryor, Home is a historical marker in Goliad, Goliad County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Goliad County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6687, -97.3937 near Goliad. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brooking-Lipscomb-White House, Goliad Advance-Guard, and Chilton, Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5175002883. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This Goliad house was the home of Judge Pryor Lea (1794-1879), a Tennessee-born lawyer and former U.S. congressman who moved to Goliad in 1846 to promote railroads. Believing Aransas Bay could serve as East Texas's best port, Lea made preliminary surveys for a line linking San Antonio to the coast through Goliad. Well regarded locally, he was elected a delegate to the 1875 Constitutional Convention but declined because of his advanced age; the marker was placed in 1962.
Sources: tshaonline.orghistoric.one
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