| Marker Number |
5510 |
| Atlas Number |
5309005510 |
| Marker Title |
Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 |
| Index Entry |
Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 |
| Address |
SH 6 |
| City |
Waco |
| County |
McLennan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
690044 |
| UTM Northing |
3489046 |
| Subject Codes |
trading posts, customs stations |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
10 mi E of Waco |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
(2.3 mi. north on bluff above Trading House Creek) Site of greatest Indian council in Republic of Texas. There President Sam Houston made famous 1844 peace talks to assembled chiefs. A "listening post" for frontier; aided in peacekeeping. Built 1844 and run by Geo. Barnard for the Torrey Brothers. In 1849 the post was moved to Waco by Barnard. (1966) |
