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A pioneer citizen of Nacogdoches. Born in Cologne, Germany, April 5, 1801. Alcalde at Nacogdoches under the Mexican government. Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. Died March 27, 1852. Buried in Nacogdoches. Here General Sam Houston made his home both before and after his marriage. The door of Adolphus Sterne was ever open to all the world. Erected by the State of Texas 1836
Home of Adolphus Sterne 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 31.6006, -94.6508 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Thomas J. Rusk (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nicholas Adolphus Sterne, Kelsey Harris Douglass, and Charles Standfield Taylor.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009356. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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