John Hemphill Marker

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Canadian in Hemphill County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

John Hemphill
1803 - 1862
— County named for Texas Confederate —

John Hemphill Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

1. John Hemphill Marker

Inscription. On the eve of secession, U.S. Senator Hemphill set forth to Senate January 1861 Texas' right to secede and again became a sovereign nation. Elected delegate provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery, Alabama which drafted the new nation's constitution, mobilized manpower, set up financial structure, elected political leaders. Died in Richmond, Virginia, Confederate capital.
A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy

Erected 1963 by the State of Texas.

Location. 35° 54.781′ N, 100° 22.964′ W. Marker is in Canadian, Texas, in Hemphill County. Marker is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is between South 4th and 5th Streets at Courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Canadian TX 79014, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. R. Dick Bussell (here, next to this marker); W.C.T.U. Building (within shouting distance of this marker); First Church Bell (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); First National Bank of Canadian (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Canadian (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moody Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Former Canadian Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary B. Isaacs (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Canadian.

John Hemphill Marker <i>in center</i> Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

2. John Hemphill Marker in center

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 80 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.