Gilmer in Upshur County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sam Houston Spoke Here

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. Sam Houston Spoke Here Marker

Inscription. On this Cherokee Trace site he had visited 25 years earlier, when he lived with the Indians, Sam Houston twice spoke as the leading Texas statesman-- on June 10, 1857, as U. S. Senator, and early in 1861 as governor.

At both times he spoke against secession and in favor of the Union.

Erected 1964. (Marker Number 11319.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1857.

Location. 32° 43.738′ N, 94° 56.653′ W. Marker is in Gilmer, Texas, in Upshur County. It is at the intersection of East Marshall Street (Highway 154) and Simpson Street, on the right when traveling west on East Marshall Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 West Tyler Street, Gilmer TX 75644, 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,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Cherokee Trace (here, next to this marker); Upshur County, C. S. A. / Emma Sansom Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); C.S.A. Leather Factories (within shouting distance of this marker); 1925 Gilmer Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); The Looney School (within shouting distance of this marker); Upshur County Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "The Gilmer Mirror" (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church of Gilmer (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gilmer.

Sam Houston Spoke Here Marker at the Upshur County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Sam Houston Spoke Here Marker at the Upshur County Courthouse.

Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) image. Click for full size.

US-PD (Public domain)

3. Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.