Confederate President Jefferson Davis
1808-1889
Friend of Texas. Visited first as officer Mexican War 1847. As U.S. Secretary of War in 1855, built up frontier forts to open West Texas to settlers. Camels imported for patrols, hauling.
His Postmaster-General and personal aide were Texans, as were many on his general staff.
After post-war release from prison, visited state and soldiers. He once had told in wartime:
"Troops from other states have their reputations to gain, but sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain."
County named for him in 1887.
Marker is on State Street (Texas Route 17) 0.1 miles north of Texas Route 118, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
