General Sam Houston
FM 50, Independence, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1854
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at General Sam Houston.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About General Sam Houston
This site along Rocky Creek near Independence, Texas, marks the spot where General Sam Houston was baptized on November 19, 1854. The Reverend Rufus C. Burleson, a Baptist minister and president of Baylor University, performed the baptism. The event linked one of Texas's most prominent political and military figures to the Baptist faith and to Baylor's early leadership.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at General Sam Houston
One and one-half miles south General Sam Houston was baptized by Rufus C. Burleson, Baptist minister and president of Baylor University, November 19, 1854 in Rocky Creek. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008421
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