Near Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of Sam Houston
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021
1. Birthplace of Sam Houston Marker
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Birthplace of Sam Houston. . Sam Houston was born in a log house just east of here 2 March 1793. His family moved to Tennessee in 1807. After serving in the U.S. Army during the War of 18 12, Houston studied law, was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and became governor of Tennessee in 1827. For several years he lived with Cherokee Indians in present-day Oklahoma. He moved to Texas in 1832, led the fight for independence from Mexico, and served for two terms as president of the Republic of Texas. He represented Texas in the U.S. Senate from 1846 to 1859. A slave-owning Unionist, he was removed as governor of Texas in 1861 after refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. Houston died in 1863.
Sam Houston was born in a log house just east of here 2 March 1793. His family moved to Tennessee in 1807. After serving in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, Houston studied law, was twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and became governor of Tennessee in 1827. For several years he lived with Cherokee Indians in present-day Oklahoma. He moved to Texas in 1832, led the fight for independence from Mexico, and served for two terms as president of the Republic of Texas. He represented Texas in the U.S. Senate from 1846 to 1859. A slave-owning Unionist, he was removed as governor of Texas in 1861 after refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. Houston died in 1863.
Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-52.)
Location. 37° 50.578′ N, 79° 21.562′ W. Marker is near Lexington, Virginia,
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in Rockbridge County. It is on Sam Houston Way (Virginia Route 785) 0.1 miles east of Lee Highway (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 78 Sam Houston Way, Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Birthplace of Sam Houston (here, next to this marker); Liberty Hall Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Settlement at Timber Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Timber Ridge Church (about 400 feet away);
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021
Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of Sam Houston (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 75 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
