Torrey's Trading Post No. 2
(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)
31.5222° N, 96.9990° W
Where to Find It
10 mi E of Waco
Nearby Markers
- 1.1 mi W Old Harrison Waco
- 1.2 mi N Site of Torrey's Trading Post Waco
- 1.4 mi W Santa Cruz Cemetery Riesel
- 5.1 mi E Meier Settlement Methodist Church Riesel
- 5.3 mi SW Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Waco
- 5.5 mi SE Riesel Riesel