Details for Site of First Anglo-American Settlement in Lamar County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5277008193
Data
| Marker Number | 8193 |
| Atlas Number | 5277008193 |
| Marker Title | Site of First Anglo-American Settlement in Lamar County |
| Index Entry | |
| Address | CR 2372 |
| City | Kanawha |
| County | Red River |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 287351 |
| UTM Northing | 3749693 |
| Subject Codes | settlements; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Off CR 2372 on private property near the Lamar-Red River county line. Marker reported damaged Dec. 2009 (bronze star and wreath). |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | Damaged |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Legend tells of French and Spanish forts before the families of J. W. G. Pierson, Luke and John Roberts, and the Mason brothers settled here in 1820. Within a year, in the absence of the men, women, children and slaves were victims of an Indian raid. Five of the men pursued, but outnumbered, they too were killed. Be silent, friend! Here heroes died to blaze a trail for other men. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |