| Marker Number |
9572 |
| Atlas Number |
5039009572 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Jane Long's Tavern |
| Index Entry |
Long's, Jane, Tavern, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Brazoria |
| County |
Brazoria |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
250690 |
| UTM Northing |
3216937 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Main St. near China, across from Brazos River |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Jane Herbert Wilkinson (1798-1880) was born in Maryland and moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1812. There in 1815 she married physician and soldier James Long (c. 1793-1822). Jane was granted land in Austin's colony in 1827, and opened a boarding house on this site in 1832. The busy port and tavern became a popular center of Anglo political activity. Here Jane hosted a benefit for stephen F. Austin in 1835, upon his release from Mexican prison, and a ball in October, 1836, attended by President Sam Houston and the adjourned Congress. She moved to Richmond in 1837 to operate a popular hotel there. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 |
