Near Cameron in Milam County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Steamboat Washington Landed Here
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 20, 2025
1. Steamboat Washington Landed Here Marker
with Captain Basil M.
Hatfield, Commander, the
Steamboat Washington
landed here
with a shipment of merchandise
from Washington-on-the-Brazos
to J. W. McCown and Co., mer-
chants at Cameron. The first,
last and only steamboat to
navigate Little River.
Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 8004.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
Location. 30° 50.069′ N, 96° 56.73′ W. Marker is near Cameron, Texas, in Milam County. It is on U.S. 77/190 0.3 miles north of County Highway 2095, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cameron TX 76520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Massillon Farley (approx. 2 miles away); Milam County Jail of 1895 (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Girl's Tomato Club in Texas (approx. 2.1 miles away); Milam County Courthouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of First Home in Cameron (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ben Milam (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Milam County Courthouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Milam County (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cameron.
More about this marker. These style markers were placed in 1936 as part of the centennial celebration of Texas independence from Mexico.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 26, 2019
2. Steamboat Washington Landed Here Marker
Photographed by Jim Evans, June 8, 2014
3. Steamboat Washington Landed Here Marker
Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 26, 2019
4. Steamboat Washington Landed Here Marker
Photographed by Jim Evans, June 8, 2014
5. Steamboat Washington Landed Here Marker Area
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2014, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,732 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on February 7, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 15, 2014, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. 4. submitted on February 7, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 15, 2014, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
