Near Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberly

(About 1800 - March 15, 1860)

Mrs. Angelina Eberly Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, October 18, 2012

1. Mrs. Angelina Eberly Marker

Inscription. A Tennessean, Angelina Peyton came to Texas in 1822. With her husband, J.C. Peyton, she operated an inn in San Felipe, capital of the Austin colony. Peyton died in 1834; in 1836 the widow married Jacob Eberly. She and Eberly had a hotel in Austin by 1842, when Angelina Eberly discovered men secretly removing records from the capital. Firing a cannon, she started the "Archives War", and rescued the original records of the Republic of Texas. Later she lived at Indianola. Her burial place and marker (¾ mile NW) were destroyed in a flood in 1875.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3508.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 28° 32.02′ N, 96° 31.016′ W. Marker is near Indianola, Texas, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 316 and Zimmerman Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 316. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Lavaca TX 77979, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Great Camel Experiment (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indianola (approx. 0.6 miles away); Louis Antoine Andry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Town Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); German Immigration Through Karlshafen

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Judge Henry Joseph Huck (approx. 0.8 miles away); The War Between U.S. and Mexico (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianola.

Also see . . . Eberly, Angelina Belle Peyton - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on July 23, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Location of Angelina Eberly Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, October 18, 2012

2. Location of Angelina Eberly Marker

Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberly Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Denney, July 3, 2014

3. Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberly Marker

Roadside view of marker looking east towards Indianola on Matagorda Bay about .3 miles from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2012, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,300 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2012, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. 3. submitted on July 5, 2014, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.