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(2.3 mi. north on bluff above Trading House Creek) Site of greatest Indian council in Republic of Texas. There President Sam Houston made famous 1844 peace talks to assembled chiefs. A "listening post" for frontier; aided in peacekeeping. Built 1844 and run by Geo. Barnard for the Torrey Brothers. In 1849 the post was moved to Waco by Barnard. (1966)
Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5222, -96.9990 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Santa Cruz Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hall-Sears Cemetery, Mt. Zion, and Meier Settlement Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309005510. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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