Near Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Akin Hill

(3 Miles SE)

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

1. Akin Hill Marker

Inscription. A landmark on the "Old Colony Road" between Huntsville and Ryan's Ferry on the Trinity River. Named for Thomas Akin (1828-78), a native of Mississippi, who came to Texas in 1853 with his wife, Ruth Leakey Akin, whom he met and married in Bienville Parish, LA., along the way. Akin, a horse trader, farmer, and singing teacher, came to this area in 1854, settled in the rural community of McGuire, and built a cabin at the base of the hill. While Akin served in the Civil War as a courier for Confederate Gen. John B. Hood, Mrs. Akin moved the family a few miles to the east. The couple had 7 children.

Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8424.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 30° 48.027′ N, 95° 27.229′ W. Marker is near Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. It is on State Highway 19 0.1 miles south of Louis Grant Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located along the south side of the highway in front of a auto salvage business. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3010 TX-19, Huntsville TX 77320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Huntsville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Emancipation Park (approx. 7.2 miles away); Harmon Luther Lowman

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(approx. 7.3 miles away); The W.W. Adickes Addition to Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 7.3 miles away); Original Site of The Steamboat House (approx. 7.3 miles away); Elliott Toulmin Bowers (approx. 7.4 miles away); Harry Fishburne Estill (approx. 7.4 miles away); Jesse Parker (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

2. Akin Hill Marker

The view of the Akin Hill Marker along the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2023

3. The view of the Akin Hill Marker along the street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.