Site of General Offices (supratitile)
Building of a railroad from here to the Brazos, to handle commerce of rich plantations, was attempted unsuccessfully in 1840-41 by early merchant Andrew Briscoe and the Harrises who founded Harrisburg. Their holdings, including Harrisburg townsite, were sold in 1847 to a group of bostonians and Texans—headed by San Jacinto hero Gen. Sidney Sherman—who succeeded in building the first railroad in Texas.HM Number | HM1GV8 |
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Year Placed | 1967 |
Placed By | State Historical Survey Comittee |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 1:24pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 279686 N 3290140 |
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Decimal Degrees | 29.72188333, -95.27765000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 43.313', W 95° 16.659' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 43' 18.78" N, 95° 16' 39.54" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 713, 281 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 8141-8199 E Elm St, Houston TX 77012, US |
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