Channelview in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Lorenzo de Zavala

Site of the home of

— 1788 - 1836 —

Lorenzo de Zavala Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, January 20, 2023

1. Lorenzo de Zavala Marker

Inscription. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Vice President of the Republic of Texas. His plank-covered log house, the first in the municipality of Harrisburg, built in 1829, served as a hospital for the wounded after the Battle of San Jacinto. Here de Zavala died, November 15, 1836.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 10638.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 29° 45.726′ N, 95° 5.522′ W. Marker is in Channelview, Texas, in Harris County. Marker is on De Zavalla Road, one mile east of Lakeside Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16530 De Zavala Road, Channelview TX 77530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U.S.S. Texas (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Marine Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Jacinto Masonic Monument (approx. half a mile away); Sherman's Camp (approx. half a mile away); Captain William Wood (approx.

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0.6 miles away); Freeman Wilkinson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burleson's Camp (approx. 0.6 miles away); Isaac L. Jaques (approx. 0.6 miles away).

More about this marker. Inscription underneath marker stated that the original marker was broken by Hurricane Ike in 2008, and relocated in 2011 to the Lorenzo de Zavala Lodge No. 1397 A.F. & A.M. in Houston.

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, January 20, 2023

2. Lorenzo de Zavala Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 70 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.