Bigfoot in Frio County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Here William Alexander A. Wallace
Photographed by James Hulse, December 11, 2020
1. Here William Alexander A. Wallace Marker
Known as Big Foot Wallace
Defender of Texas and Texans
As Soldier Ranger and Mail Rider,
He Protected the Advancing Frontier
Died January 7, 1899
Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 5818.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 7, 1899.
Location. 29° 2.847′ N, 98° 52.003′ W. Marker is in Bigfoot, Texas, in Frio County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 472 and Farm to Market Road 462, on the right when traveling south on Highway 472. The marker is located in front of the Bigfoot Community Center and across the highway from the Bigfoot Wallace Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bigfoot TX 78005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Carvin Winters (approx. 1.9 miles away); Moore Family Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Stroud's Blacksmith Shop (approx. 6.7 miles away); Judge Thomas J. Devine
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Regarding Here William Alexander A. Wallace. In 1836, when he learned that a brother and a cousin had been shot down in the Goliad Massacre, he set out for Texas to "take pay out of the Mexicans." A good many years later he told John C. Duval that he believed the account had been squared. Source: The Handbook of Texas
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1. William Alexander Anderson Wallace [Bigfoot] (1817–1899). He drove a mail hack from San Antonio to El Paso and on one occasion, after losing his mules to Indians, walked to El Paso and ate twenty-seven eggs at the first Mexican house he came to-before going on to town for a full meal. Source: The Handbook of Texas (Submitted on December 17, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Bigfoot, Texas. They named the community, Bigfoot, for William A. A. (Bigfoot) Wallace, a resident of the community. Source: The Handbook of Texas (Submitted on December 17, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, December 11, 2020
2. The Marker is located in front of the Bigfoot Community Center
Photographed by James Hulse, December 11, 2020
3. The view from across the street at the Bigfoot Wallace Museum
Public Domain, circa 1872
4. Bigfoot Wallace (1817–1899)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 17, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
