Near Weches in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, April 19, 2009

1. The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin Marker

Inscription. Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) cut timber; then his young wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), snaked the logs to a homesite 16 miles southwest of here. The cabin they built was a noted way-station on the San Antonio Road. They brought up nine children, enlarging their cabin several times, after a grandson built a frame house in 1919, the old cabin became a farm storage shed. The Texas Centennial Commission in 1936 marked its history, and in 1973 it was given to the State of Texas and moved here for restoration and exhibition.

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7017.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 31° 32.578′ N, 95° 13.966′ W. Marker is near Weches, Texas, in Houston County. It can be reached from Park Road 44 0.1 miles north of State Highway 21, on the left when traveling north. Marker and building are located inside Mission Tejas State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Park Road 44, Grapeland TX 75844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mission San Francisco de Los Tejas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Community of Weches (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mission San Francisco de los Tejas (approx. half a mile away); Weches CCC Camp (approx.

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0.7 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 1.4 miles away); Glover School (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weches.

The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018

2. The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin and Marker

Front view of cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, April 19, 2009

3. Front view of cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,724 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on August 9, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 2. submitted on August 9, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on February 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.