| Marker Number |
7947 |
| Atlas Number |
5331007947 |
| Marker Title |
Site of First Home in Cameron |
| Index Entry |
First Home in Cameron |
| Address |
|
| City |
Cameron |
| County |
Milam |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
693379 |
| UTM Northing |
3414967 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
in city park at 4th St. W (US 90) and Lamar Ave. N, next to Cameron Gospel Tabernacle |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Boyhood home of L. S. "Sul" Ross (1838-1898), Texas Governor from 1887 to 1891. His father Shapley P. Ross, Indian agent and Ranger, built house after moving here about 1841; he chose this site because it had a good spring. L. S. Ross, who was a Confederate general, served as president of Texas A & M College after holding office as governor. In 1890 this pavilion was erected to accommodate band concerts, meetings and rallies. It was the scene in 1892 of a landmark debate between two gubernatorial candidates: Gov. James S. Hogg and George Clark. |
