| Marker Number |
9227 |
| Atlas Number |
5021009227 |
| Marker Title |
Sayers - Walton Ranch House |
| Index Entry |
Sayers - Walton Ranch House |
| Address |
|
| City |
Bastrop |
| County |
Bastrop |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
governors; ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
23 miles southwest of Bastrop, on Old San Antonio-Nacogdoches Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Mississippi native Joseph D. Sayers (1841-1929) came to Bastrop County with his family in 1850. After serving in the Civil War, he returned to Bastrop and opened a law office with George W. Jones. An active political leader, Sayers served in a number of elected offices, including state senator, Lt. Governor, U. S. congressman and Governor of Texas. He and his brother-in-law George Walton established a 3998-acre ranching operation here in 1868. The Sayers-Walton Ranch house was built prior to 1880 and served as the Walton home until 1899, when the land was subdivided and sold. (1982) |
