Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Thomas Ingles Smith
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical
Commission. (Marker Number 11637.)
Location. 32° 5.741′ N, 96° 28.132′ W. Marker is in Corsicana, Texas, in Navarro County. Marker is on West 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Located on Navarro County Courthouse northwest lawn between North 13th and North 12 Streets. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 West 2nd Avenue, Corsicana TX 75110, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Navarro County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Jose Antonio Navarro (within shouting distance of this marker); Corsicana in 1860-1872 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Call To Arms (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of The First Courthouse (about 500 feet away); Westminster Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away); Corsicana (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corsicana.
Also see . . .
1. Texas State Historical Association- Thomas Ingles Smith. In April 1847 he defeated Henry E. McCulloch in the election for command of the battalion and the rank of major. Smith's Battalion, Texas Mounted Volunteers, spent the (Mexican) war defending the western frontier against Indian raids. (Submitted on October 30, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Thomas Ingles Smith, Ellis County. ... He was appointed the first United States Postmaster of Chambers Creek in Ellis County by President James K. Polk .... (Submitted on October 30, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.