Near Waco in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Torrey's Trading Post No. 2

(2.3 mi. north on bluff above Trading House Creek)

Photographed by Gregory Walker, June 10, 2015

1. Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 Marker

Inscription. Site of greatest Indian council in Republic of Texas. There President Sam Houston made famous 1844 peace talks to assembled chiefs. Was "listening post" for frontier. Built and run by George Barnard for Torrey's Trading Company, post in 1844-49 was important to white men in keeping peace with Indians.

Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5510.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Peace • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 31° 31.333′ N, 96° 59.945′ W. Marker is near Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 6 and Elm Lake Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 6. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waco TX 76705, 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.

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Cruz Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Riesel (approx. 5½ miles away); Friedens Evangelical & Reformed United Church of Christ (approx. 5½ miles away); Neil McLennan (approx. 6.3 miles away); Edward Ferdinant Forsgard (approx. 6½ miles away); Hallie Earle, M.D. (approx. 6.6 miles away); Ole Canuteson (approx. 6.6 miles away); Dr. John Henry Sears (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waco.

Also see . . . Torrey Trading Houses article in Handbook of Texas. (Submitted on June 24, 2015, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas.)

Location of Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, June 10, 2015

2. Location of Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2015, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,963 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2015, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.