Blackshear-Prospect Hill in Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Stephen F. Austin
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 9, 2006
1. Stephen F. Austin Marker
Born in Virginia in 1793, he brought the first 300 Anglo-American colonists to Texas in 1821. Austin became known as the "Father of Texas."
Shortly after his appointment as Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas, Austin died of pneumonia.
He was buried at Peach Point, Texas, in 1836, and his remains were brought to the Cemetery in 1910 by act of Governor O. B. Colquirt. The bronze sculpture was completed the same year by Pompeo Coppini.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 30° 15.918′ N, 97° 43.626′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Blackshear-Prospect Hill. It can be reached from Navasota Street near East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in Texas State Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 909 Navasota Street, Austin TX 78702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Gen. Alexander Watkins Terrell (here, next to this marker); General Xavier Blanchard Debray (here, next to this marker); John Ireland (here, next to this marker); William P. Hardeman
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Also see . . . Texas State Cemetery. (Submitted on April 9, 2015.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 9, 2006
2. Stephen F. Austin Grave Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, August 29, 2022
3. The Stephen F. Austin Marker is located at the bottom of the reverse side of the statue
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
4. Stephen F. Austin
This undated portrait of Stephen F. Austin by an unknown artist hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“In 1822, Stephen F. Austin led a group of AngloAmerican emigrants to settle a site in Texas on the Gulf of Mexico. He gained the cooperation and trust of the newly formed Mexican state, which saw Austin's colony as a way to settle and improve its lands. For ten years Austin led the colony and grew to believe that Mexico, not the United States, should control Texas. However, his hand was forced when the Mexican government, fearing the American colonists' independence, began to harass them. Austin was arrested in 1835 for allegedly plotting to annex Texas from Mexico. Released, he joined the subsequent revolt as commander of the army of Texas. After the declaration of the Republic of Texas (1836), Austin was defeated as its first president by Sam Houston, the war's military hero.” — National Portrait Gallery
“In 1822, Stephen F. Austin led a group of AngloAmerican emigrants to settle a site in Texas on the Gulf of Mexico. He gained the cooperation and trust of the newly formed Mexican state, which saw Austin's colony as a way to settle and improve its lands. For ten years Austin led the colony and grew to believe that Mexico, not the United States, should control Texas. However, his hand was forced when the Mexican government, fearing the American colonists' independence, began to harass them. Austin was arrested in 1835 for allegedly plotting to annex Texas from Mexico. Released, he joined the subsequent revolt as commander of the army of Texas. After the declaration of the Republic of Texas (1836), Austin was defeated as its first president by Sam Houston, the war's military hero.” — National Portrait Gallery
Photographed by James Hulse, August 29, 2022
5. Closeup of the Stephen F. Austin Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,854 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on October 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on August 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
