Heroes of the Texas Revolution
Markers for the people who made 1836: Stephen F. Austin, William B. Travis, Juan Seguín, José Antonio Navarro, George Childress, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and Sam Houston, with the men who fought beside him at San Jacinto.
- Stops
- 12
- Counties
- 10
- Miles apart
- 1,310
Miles are straight-line distance between stops, in list order. Driving distance is longer.
- 1
Stephen F. Austin
San Felipe · Austin County · erected 1936
Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas, November 3, 1793-December 27, 1836.
- 2
William Barret Travis
Anahuac · Chambers County · erected 1971
(August 9, 1809 - March 6, 1836) Co-commander with James Bowie, siege of the Alamo.
- 3
Davy Crockett Memorial Park
Crockett · Houston County · erected 1971
Davy Crockett Memorial Park dedicated June 12, 1937 City of Crockett, Texas named for Davis Crockett and incorporated by the Republic of Texas Dec. 29, 1837 ------- Houston County named for General Sam Houston created by act of the…
- 4
Benjamin Rush Milam
San Antonio · Bexar County · erected 1936
(Front) Benjamin Rush Milam (Right) Preeminent Hero of Texas a man of rare initiative and courage.
- 5
Juan Nepomuceno Seguin
Seguin · Guadalupe County · erected 1970
(1806-1890) Born in San Fernando de Bexar (San Antonio), son of Erasmo Seguin, whose ancestors came to America about 1700.
- 6
Site of Jose Antonio Navarro Ranch Headquarters
Poteet · Atascosa County · erected 1986
This land had once been allocated in the 1700s as a ranch for Mission San Jose in San Antonio (20 mi.
- 7
George Campbell Childress
Galveston · Galveston County · erected 1991
(January 8, 1804 - October 6, 1841) Born into a prominent Nashville, Tennessee, family, George Campbell Childress attended Davidson Academy (later the University of Nashville).
- 8
Sam Houston
Huntsville · Walker County · erected 1967
Born March 2, 1793, in Rockbridge County, Va.; son of Samuel and Elizabeth Houston.
- 9
Erastus ("Deaf") Smith
Richmond · Fort Bend County · erected 1973
(April 17, 1787 - November 30, 1837) Most famous scout in Texas War for Independence.
- 10
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches County · erected 1998
(1803-1857) Born in South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson Rusk showed an early aptitude for the law, passing the bar at age twenty-one.
- 11
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Rosenberg · Fort Bend County · erected 1965
President of the Republic of Texas A native of Georgia, Mirabeau B. Lamar came to Texas in 1835 and immediately became involved in the movement for independence from Mexico.
- 12
Burial Site of David G. Burnet
Galveston · Galveston County · erected 1967
(1788-1870) Provisional President of Texas (March 16, 1836 - Oct. 22, 1836).
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