| Marker Number |
10743 |
| Atlas Number |
5201010743 |
| Marker Title |
Oakland |
| Index Entry |
Oakland |
| Address |
|
| City |
Lynchburg |
| County |
Harris |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
302024 |
| UTM Northing |
3297171 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; state official; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Spur 330, off IH-10 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
One mile south to the site of Oakland. Home of David G. Burnet (1788-1870). First President of the Republic of Texas. To Oakland he brought his bride in 1831 and there they and their son William wrested a livelihood from the soil. |
