| Marker Number |
23609 |
| Atlas Number |
5000023609 |
| Marker Title |
Peter Hansbrough Bell |
| Index Entry |
Bell, Peter Hansbrough |
| Address |
101 E. Central Ave. |
| City |
Belton |
| County |
Bell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
646573 |
| UTM Northing |
3436807 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Texas Revolution; Republic of Texas; state officials; governors; federal officials |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Bell County Courthouse grounds, SW corner, at NE corner of S. Main St. (FM 317) and Water St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - statue (pink granite and bronze) |
| Marker Text |
1812 - 1898. (right panel) Fought at San Jacinto April 21, 1836. Assistant Inspector General and Inspector General of the Texas Army 1837-1839. Captain of Texas Rangers and Lieutenant Colonel of Mounted Volunteers in the Mexican War 1845-1846. Colonel of a Texas Volunteer Regiment 1848-1849. (left panel) Governor of Texas November 5, 1849 to November 23, 1853. United States Congressman from Texas 1853-1857. He fought bravely to establish the Republic and with tact and skill he helped to steer the ship of state through the troubled waters of its early years. (back panel) Erected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the federal government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence |
