Crockett in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Augustus "Gus" LeGory

(Oct. 10, 1840 - Dec. 4, 1930)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

1. Augustus "Gus" LeGory Marker

Inscription. In 1855 Augustus "Gus" LeGory came to Texas from Mississippi. After serving in the Civil War, he returned to the area and worked with a Trinity River steamboat company. He later developed his own overland and river freight hauling enterprise and in 1870 opened a Crockett saloon. A community promoter, LeGory engaged in banking, coal production, and agriculture. He married Eliza Wortham in 1875 and they had six children.Recorded - 1980

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7923.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 31° 19.329′ N, 95° 27.628′ W. Marker is in Crockett, Texas, in Houston County. It can be reached from East Pease Avenue 0.2 miles west of Texas Highway 19. Marker is in Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crockett TX 75835, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Col. Steward Alexander Miller (here, next to this marker); James Elbert Downes (within shouting distance of this marker); Armistead Albert Aldrich (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaac Adair Daniel

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Fisher Tenney (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector) (within shouting distance of this marker); William Elbert "Buck" Mayes (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenwood Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crockett.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

2. Augustus "Gus" LeGory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.