(February 19, 1820 - June 11,1899)
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the finance committee to promote the routing of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad through Corsicana in 1871. Because of his efforts to bring the railroad to town, Beaton Street was named in his honor. Beaton was a Mason, a member of the First Methodist Church, and an amateur geologist. He married Elizabeth Jane McKinney and had 3 children. (1985)| HM Number | HM153M |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 8273 |
| Year Placed | 1985 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 5:41am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 739279 N 3553787 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.09506667, -96.46448333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 5.704', W 96° 27.869' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 5' 42.24" N, 96° 27' 52.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 903 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 215 N Beaton St, Corsicana TX 75110, US |
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