Vega in Oldham County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Senator W. S. Oldham

1813-1868

— County Named for Texas Confederate —

Senator W. S. Oldham Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, July 30, 2023

1. Senator W. S. Oldham Marker

Inscription. Legislator, judge, newspaperman. Came to Texas from Arkansas. Member 1861 Texas Secession Convention. Chosen delegate to provisional Confederate Congress, Montgomery, Ala. Sent Arkansas to work for secession by Jefferson Davis 1861. Texas Confederate Senator 1862-1865. Influential defender of states rights, he opposed centralized conscription and granting president power to suspend writ of habeas corpus.

A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy.

Erected 1963 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 1088.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 35° 14.818′ N, 102° 25.687′ W. Marker is in Vega, Texas, in Oldham County. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and Route 66, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vega TX 79092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Doctor Oscar H. Loyd (here, next to this marker); Site of Old Tascosa (here, next to this marker); Oldham County Courthouse, Vega, Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Quanah Parker Trail

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mother Road of Historic Route 66 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dot's Mini Museum, Vega, Texas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail (approx. 3½ miles away).

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

2. Senator W. S. Oldham Marker

Senator W. S. Oldham Marker <i>in center</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

3. Senator W. S. Oldham Marker in center

Doctor Oscar H. Loyd Marker is on the left and Site of Old Tascosa Marker is on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.