Point Blank in San Jacinto County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Governor George Tyler Wood
(1795-1858)
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Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019
1. Governor George Tyler Wood Marker
Born in Georgia, where he fought in Indian Wars, was a merchant, and member of State Legislature. In 1839, he moved with family to Texas, settling in this area. He was a member of 6th Congress of the Republic of Texas, 1841-1842; a delegate to the 1845 Annexation Convention; a member of first Senate of the state, 1846-1847. He resigned from the Senate to raise a regiment and fight in the Mexican War.
While a Senator, he introduced a bill to create Tyler County. Woodville, the county seat, was named for him. So was Wood County, created later.
Governor of Texas, Dec. 21, 1847 - Dec. 21, 1849, Wood rallied state defenses against recurring Indian depredations, particularly around Corpus Christi, in Navarro County and along the Red River. Boundary disputes arose in Santa Fe County (then in Texas, now in New Mexico). Governor Wood advocated sales of public lands to liquidate the public debt. He also urged establishment of public schools. Texas laws were coded at his request. He established the state library and had state penitentiary built.
Wood married in 1837 in Georgia Mrs. Martha Evans Gindrat, a widow with three children. Several other children were born to George and Martha Wood.
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7674.)
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 30° 44.448′ N, 95° 12.506′ W. Marker is in Point Blank, Texas, in San Jacinto County. It is on Robinson Way, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the entrance to the Point Blank Community Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 432 Robinson Way, Pointblank TX 77364, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the Home of George Thomas Wood (approx. half a mile away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 10.6 miles away); San Jacinto County Jail (approx. 11.1 miles away); Old San Jacinto County Jail (approx. 11.1 miles away); General James Davis (approx. 11.1 miles away); Laurel Hill Cemetery (approx. 11.1 miles away); McClanahan-Trapp House (approx. 11.2 miles away); Coldspring Methodist Church (approx. 11.3 miles away).
Also see . . . Wood, George Tyler - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on January 21, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019
2. Governor George Tyler Wood Marker
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