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Site of "Old Soledad"

 
 
Site of "Old Soledad" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 10, 2021
1. Site of "Old Soledad" Marker
Inscription. Famous throughout East Texas prior to 1800 as the headquarters of William Barr and Samuel Davenport, Indian traders.
 
Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 9351.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
 
Location. 31° 36.151′ N, 94° 39.179′ W. Marker is in Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It is on East Main Street (State Highway 21), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 East Main Street, Nacogdoches TX 75961, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodmen of the World Building (a few steps from this marker); The M.G. Hazel Building (a few steps from this marker); Diedrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs (within shouting distance of this marker); "Running to the Fight" (within shouting distance of this marker); Church Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Revolutionary War Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Nacogdoches Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Redland Hotel, 1906-1907 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nacogdoches.
 
Site of "Old Soledad" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 10, 2021
2. Site of "Old Soledad" Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
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