The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin

The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin (HMI1E)

Location: Grapeland, TX 75844 Houston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 32.58', W 95° 13.967'

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Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) cut timber, then his young wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), snaked the logs to a homesite 16 miles southwest of here. The cabin they built was a noted way-station on the San Antonio Road. They brought up nine children, enlarging their cabin several times, after a grandson built a frame house in 1919, the old cabin became a farm storage shed. The Texas Centennial Commission in 1936 marked its history, and in 1973 it given to the State of Texas and moved here for restoration and exhibition.
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HM NumberHMI1E
Year Placed1976
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 2:46pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 288037 N 3491943
Decimal Degrees31.54300000, -95.23278333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 32.58', W 95° 13.967'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 32' 34.80" N, 95° 13' 58.02" W
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Area Code(s)936, 979, 903
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 693-789 Park Rd 44, Grapeland TX 75844, US
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