Marker Inscription
Erected in 1836 by John Forbes, Commissary General of the Army at San Jacinto. Purchased by General Houston April 10, 1839. Marked by the State of Texas 1936.
Historical Marker
Site of First Home in Texas Owned by General Sam Houston
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About this site
Site of First Home in Texas Owned by General Sam Houston is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6054, -94.6554 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is La Calle Real del Norte (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Durst-Taylor House, First United Methodist Church of Nacogdoches, and Original Location of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009278. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Sam Houston made Nacogdoches his first home in Texas, arriving in the East Texas town in the winter of 1832-33 and boarding with fellow Mason Adolphus Sterne. There he opened a law practice and was baptized into the Catholic Church, which allowed him to hold property under Mexican law, and he continued to claim Nacogdoches as his residence for years afterward. On April 10, 1839, Houston purchased his first Texas home in the town, the site commemorated by this marker.
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