Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sam Houston Whittling Site

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 4, 2013

1. Sam Houston Whittling Site Marker

Inscription. General Sam Houston is credited with having sat on this corner to whittle and tell stories to groups of listeners who gathered around him while visiting a store operated at this location during the years the Houston family lived in Huntsville – 1847-1853, 1855-1858, and 1862-1863. General Houston often whittled small objects such as crosses, hearts, decorative buttons, bobbins, and miniature shuttles used in tatting and the making of lace. He also carved small baskets from peach seeds. Samples of these mementos, which he presented to friends, and his whittling knife are at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.

Erected 1993 by Citizens of Huntsville in Recognition of the Sam Houston Bicentennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 30° 43.384′ N, 95° 33.024′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. Marker is at the intersection of University Avenue and 12th Street, on the left when traveling south on University Avenue. Stand-alone marker on a pole, located against the southwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1117 University Avenue, Huntsville TX 77340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. First Meeting Site of Huntsville's Masonic Lodge (a few steps from this marker); Henry Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Gazebo (within shouting distance of this marker); Walker County (within shouting distance of this marker); Cornerstone of the Fourth Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Five Courthouses of Walker County (within shouting distance of this marker); Forrest Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Pleasant Gray's Trading Post (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

More about this marker. Sam Houston Bicentennial Birthday Celebration Marker - 1993

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Sam Houston Whittling Site Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible at right, beside entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 4, 2013

2. Sam Houston Whittling Site Marker (wide view; marker visible at right, beside entrance)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.