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Formed from Robertson County. Created April 25, 1846; organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Jose Antonio Navarro, 1795-1871, soldier, patriot and statesman, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Member of the Texas Congress 1838. Commissioner on the Santa Fe Expedition, delegate in 1845 to the Constitutional Convention. County seat, Corsicana.
Navarro County is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1267, -96.4658 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is Zions Rest Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Frost, Samuel R., George Washington Shelton, and Col. Clinton McKamey Winkler.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349007235. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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