Details for Home of William Thomas Scott
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5203010212
Data
| Marker Number | 10212 |
| Atlas Number | 5203010212 |
| Marker Title | Home of William Thomas Scott |
| Index Entry | Scott, William Thomas |
| Address | FM 1998 |
| City | Scottsville |
| County | Harrison |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 383910 |
| UTM Northing | 3601207 |
| Subject Codes | railroad; state official; houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | (1811-1887), an 1834 Texas settler, and founder of Scottsville. Through father of his wife, Mary Rose, he was embroiled in local 1840s Regulator-Moderator Feud. Congressman and Senator in the Republic of Texas, he joined in chartering Vicksburg & El Paso Railroad (1852), a forerunner of Texas & Pacific Railway, to build a major transcontinental line through this state. He served eight terms in State Legislature. Home, built 1838-1840, has hand-hewn timbers, handmade brick. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963 |