Marker Inscription
Built in 1850's by Edw. Burleson, Jr., frontier fighter. Birthplace of A. S. Burleson, member of Woodrow Wilson cabinet. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Historical Marker
Edward Burleson, Jr. Home
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About this site
Edward Burleson, Jr. Home is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9121, -97.9290 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lime Kiln (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sink Springs, Guadalupe, and San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010244. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker notes a home built in the 1850s by Edward Burleson, Jr., son of the prominent Texas Revolution general and Republic vice president Edward Burleson. The elder Burleson had helped survey and lay out San Marcos in 1847 and settled his family in the San Marcos River valley, and the younger Burleson raised his own homestead nearby. The site is one of more than 150 historical markers in Hays County.
Sources: atlas.thc.texas.govtexashistoricalmarkers.weebly.comhayshistoricalcommission.com
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