The Commission
Walker County HistoricalCommission
1301 Sam Houston Ave.
Rm. 218
Huntsville, TX 77340
(Courthouse Annex)
Telephone
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3rd Monday of each month5:30 P.M.
(except June & August)
Walker County Museum
Museum
Gibbs-Powell Home1228 11 St. at Avenue M
Huntsville, TX
Hours
Tues-Fri 12-5 PMSat 12-4 PM
Commission meetings,
and by appointment
Telephone
(936) 435-2497(936) 291-9726
Tours
(936) 291-5931(Statue Visitors Center)
Historical Markers in Walker County
Jesse Parker
In 1822 Jesse Parker moved to the Mexican state of Texas. A veteran of the War of 1812, he represented the Sabine District at the Convention of 1832 in San Felipe de Austin. Three years later he received a land grant in the Washington municipality, now Walker County. A farmer, Parker also served as the Deputy Land Commissioner for Montgomery County. He died in 1849 and was buried on his land. In 1979 he was reinterred here.Location: Oakwood Cemetery, 9th Street and Avenue I, Huntsville
GPS Coordinates: 30.72668, -095.54456
Access: Public
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