| Marker Number |
6615 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006615 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Last Home of Bowles |
| Index Entry |
|
| Address |
US 69 |
| City |
Alto |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
300259 |
| UTM Northing |
3507439 |
| Subject Codes |
Native Americans; Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Near Alto on private property. Marker reported damaged May 2007. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
Damaged |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Site of the last home of Bowles, great chief of the Cherokee nation. Here he received President Lamar's decree of expulsion form Texas of the Cherokees and associate tribes in June, 1839. Chief Bowles was killed in a decisive battle in the present Van Zandt County, July 16, 1839 and the tribes expelled. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
