Orange in Orange County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Dr. Samuel M. Brown
(1836-1887)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 4, 2019
1. Dr. Samuel M. Brown Marker
South Carolina native Samuel M. Brown served with distinction as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He and his family settled in East Texas in 1866 and in 1871 moved to Orange. He was a respected local physician, often treating county jail prisoners and paupers. A leading citizen of the town, he was tragically killed in a locomotive accident on March 29, 1887. A local newspaper reported that he was aiding a child when he was struck by the train, and that his death was a great shock to the citizens of Orange.
Erected 1987 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11474.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil.
Location. 30° 5.127′ N, 93° 44.332′ W. Marker is in Orange, Texas, in Orange County. It can be reached from Jackson Street near Border Avenue. Located in the Evergreen Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orange TX 77630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, 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 walking distance of this marker: John Thomas Stark (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Wallace Sholars, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain George M. Levingston
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 4, 2019
2. Dr. Samuel M. Brown Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
