1813-1868
— County Named for Texas Confederate —
Legislator, judge, newspaperman. Came to Texas from Arkansas. Member 1861 Texas Secession Convention. Chosen delegate to provisional Confederate Congress, Montgomery, Ala. Sent Arkansas to work for secession by Jefferson Davis 1861. Texas Confederate Senator 1862-1865. Influential defender of of states rights, he opposed centralized conscription and granting president power to suspend writ of habeas corpus.| HM Number | HM1Q61 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 1088 |
| Year Placed | 1963 |
| Placed By | State of Texas |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, December 21st, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 734007 N 3903463 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.24696667, -102.42811667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 14.818', W 102° 25.687' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 14' 49.08" N, 102° 25' 41.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 806 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near E Main St, Vega TX 79092, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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