Sweeny in Brazoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Thomas Jefferson Sweeny
Photographed by James Hulse, October 11, 2020
1. Thomas Jefferson Sweeny Marker
A San Jacinto Veteran
Born in Tennessee
1812
Died in La Grange, Texas
1869
Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected 1936 by The State of Texas. (Marker Number 9597.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
Location. 29° 2.833′ N, 95° 42.773′ W. Marker is in Sweeny, Texas, in Brazoria County. It can be reached from Main Street (Farm to Market Road 524) 0.2 miles east of Old Main Street. The marker is located in the eastern section of the Sweeny Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sweeny TX 77480, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also 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: Sweeny Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Sweeny's Unknown Soldier (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sweeny Family Burial Ground (about 800 feet away); Sweeny Plantation (approx. 3½ miles away); Levi Jordan Plantation (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of the Home of Josiah Hughes Bell
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Also see . . . Thomas Jefferson Sweeny. TSHA Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on October 27, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, October 11, 2020
2. Thomas Jefferson Sweeny Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
