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Site of the Home of George Morgan

 
 
Site of the Home of George Morgan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025
1. Site of the Home of George Morgan Marker
Inscription. 400 yards northeast is the site of the home of George Morgan. Indians attacking the house on the night of Jan. 1, 1839 killed George Morgan, Mrs. George Morgan, Mrs. Jackson Morgan, Miss Adeline Marlin.
 
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 3469.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & SettlersWars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1839.
 
Location. 31° 21.424′ N, 96° 56.642′ W. Marker is near Marlin, Texas, in Falls County. It is on County Road 105 0.1 miles north of County Road 104, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 County Rd 105, Marlin TX 76661, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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,
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Paul United Church of Christ (approx. 3.3 miles away); Indian Battlefield (approx. 3½ miles away); Judge Albert G. and Harriet Elizabeth Grimes Perry (approx. 3½ miles away); Allen House (approx. 4.3 miles away); Falconer Home (approx. 4.3 miles away); Marlin (approx. 4.4 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church of Marlin (approx. 4.4 miles away); Falls County World War II Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marlin.
 
Site of the Home of George Morgan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025
2. Site of the Home of George Morgan Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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