Marker Inscription
Between these trees Wm. Willis took refuge on Dec. 24, 1866, but was shot fatally by Indians. He was riding a mule to a dance when attacked. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967
Historical Marker
Twin Oaks (1967)
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About this site
Twin Oaks is a historical marker in Hamilton, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6953, -98.1216 near Hamilton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Twin Oaks (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Manning-Gordon-Henderson House, Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall, and Saint Mary's Episcopal Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193009410. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The name Twin Oaks in Hamilton commemorates a pair of live oak trees tied to a frontier tragedy. On Christmas Eve 1866, young William Willis was attacked by a raiding party while riding to a dance in Hamilton and took cover behind the twin oaks after his mule was killed; he was carried to a doctor but died about three weeks later, the last person killed by Indians in Hamilton County. A house later built nearby by Dr. Charles C. Baker, the city's first resident dentist, took the name Twin Oaks from the historic trees.
Sources: historic.onetfsweb.tamu.edu
Also at or near Hamilton, Hamilton County
“Twin Oaks” names 2 distinct records in Hamilton County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1967 in Hamilton. The others:
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