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By Steve Gustafson, September 19, 2009
Walker County Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On University Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The earliest known inhabitants of this area were the Cenis and Bidai (Bedias) Indians. Spanish explorers began to arrive in 1542, followed by the French in 1687. The area was thinly populated by Spanish and Mexican settlers until the early 1830s . . . — — Map (db m111864) HM |
| On Sam Houston Avenue (State Highway 75) north of 12th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Formed from Montgomery County
Created April 6, 1846 --- Organized July 13, 1846
Named in honor of
Robert James Walker, 1801-1869
a distinguished citizen of
Mississippi and advocate of the
annexation of Texas
Renamed Walker County . . . — — Map (db m111861) HM |
May. 8, 2024