Details for Colonel John R. Burke Home Site
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5351011104
Data
| Marker Number | 11104 |
| Atlas Number | 5351011104 |
| Marker Title | Colonel John R. Burke Home Site |
| Index Entry | Burke, John R. |
| Address | |
| City | Newton |
| County | Newton |
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| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | state official; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Please contact CHC for more info. on locating this marker. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | A few feet west of this marker was built, 1845, first home in Burkeville, by founder of the town, donor of land for Newton County Courthouse; friend of Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston; an 1853-55 member of Texas Legislature. Burke died in 1855. heart pine house, razed in 1947, was rebuilt elsewhere. |