Marker Details

Hodge, Alexander, in Memory of

392 Allen Parkway at Bagby

Houston , 77002

Notes:

Oldest "marker" in county; type & origin of stone unknown; NOTE: Dick Dowling statue is the oldest public art in the county, 1905; "The Key to the City of Houston" contains an article, page 135, by Mrs. E. A. Holland Recording Secretary, noting that this marker was placed on March 13, 1908 (anniversary Battle of Gonzales). The article contains a photo,, the wording does not match the current marker. The marker in the photo does not contain "in 1908".

Directions: Marker is across sidewalk from "Old Place" log cabin, west of the Heritage Society Museum in Sam Houston Park

Key Time Period: To 1835 Indian/Mexican Territory

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

Erected in 1908 by Lady Washington Chapter D.A.R. in Memory of Alexander Hodge one of Marion's Men Born in Pennsylvania, 1760 Died in Texas, 1836 --- A Hero of Two Republics.

Marker Type: D.A.R. Monument

Historical Org: Daughters of the American Revolution

Key Map Information: 493 L

GPS Coordinates: 29 45.512, 95 22.278

Precinct No: 1

Marker No: 00217