Marker Details

Houston Postmasters


401 Franklin

Houston , 77002

Notes:
Marker added following an HCHC meeting discussion on Jan. 18, 2014
Directions: The marker is inside Houston's downtown Post Office at the 400-500 block of Franklin at 100 block of Congress; the marker is on the marble wall just inside the main entrance on the south side of the building

Key Time Period: 1836 - 1845 Republic of Texas

Corretions/New Research:

No data available

Marker Text: REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

J. W. Cruger 1837 Thomas M. League 1839

J. Hill 1837 Geo. Stubblefield 1843

John M. Reed 1838 M. P. Norton 1844

Thos. Wm. Ward 1839 M. K. Snell 1844

STATE OF TEXAS

M. K. Snell 1846 Isaac E. Wade 1849

Frederick W. Smith 1850 Owen L. Cochran 1853

Joseph S. Taft 1865 Samuel Harper 1866

James G. Tracey 1869 John E. Whittlesey 1873

Timothy H. Scanlan 1874 Joseph Richardson 1879

Henry D. Johnson 1881 Robert Burns 1885

George A. Race 1889 Danel C. Smith 1893

Seth B. Strong 1898 Frank DeMeritt 1912

T. W. House 1913 Roy B. Nichols 1922

James S. Griffith 1934 John Dunlop 1939

Granville W. Elder 1947 George J. Poitevent 1970

Elbert C. Stevenson 1972
Marker Type: Marker wall mount
Historical Org: No data available

Key Map Information: 493 L

GPS Coordinates: 29 45.927, 95 21.867

Precinct No: 1

Marker No: 254