Near Shelbyville in Shelby County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of the Last Battle
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023
1. Site of the Last Battle Marker
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 7686.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
Location. 31° 45.099′ N, 94° 4.225′ W. Marker is near Shelbyville, Texas, in Shelby County. It is on State Highway 87 0 miles County Road 2100, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shelbyville TX 75973, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shelby County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sardis Methodist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); The First Battle (approx. 3.6 miles away); Racial Terror Lynchings / The Lynching of Lige Daniels (approx. 6.2 miles away); Fairview Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Mull Cemetery (approx. 6.9 miles away); First Christian Church of Center (approx. 7.1 miles away); C.S.A. Texas Muster (approx. 7.2 miles away).
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023
2. Site of the Last Battle Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
