| Marker Number |
10607 |
| Atlas Number |
5201010607 |
| Marker Title |
Near Site of Isaac Batterson Home |
| Index Entry |
Batterson, Isaac, Near Site of, Home |
| Address |
2000 Clinton |
| City |
Galena Park |
| County |
Harris |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
283146 |
| UTM Northing |
3291310 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
City Hall, Clinton and Eastway |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Famed for its part in winning the War for Texas Independence, the flooring of this house was, on April 19, 1836, appropriated by General Sam Houston to build rafts to ferry his army across rain-swollen Buffalo Bayou. Although 248 soldiers, most of whom were ill, remained at the Batterson place, Houston's army was victorious in the Battle of San Jacinto two days later. This land, originally part of the Ezekiel Thomas Estate, was purchased in 1835 by Batterson. The settlement he started (now Galena Park) he named "Clinton" for his former home in New York. |
