C.S.A. Home Front Producer
George Wilkins Kendall
(1809-1867)
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Marker Text: A molder of world opinion his theme: Greatness of Texas, born in New Hampshire learned printing and worked in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C.
With Francis A. Lumsden, in 1837 founded new Orleans "Picayune" joined the Texan-Santa Fe expedition, 1841, as a reporter. Was imprisoned along with other ill-fated members. Wrote a book on the expedition. During Mexican War, 1846-1848, often rode with the Texas Rangers, in World's first war coverage by a foreign correspondent; files his news by pony express. In 1847 settled on Texas sheep range, at Post Oak Springs, continuing news columns brought him in a single mail 300 letters from far away as Sandwich Islands, inquiring about Texas. During Civil War, produced wool for Confederate uniforms, blankets proposed a weaving mill on Comal River , for making cloth near the flock's received no government response. To Keep producing wool, had to fight Comanches, range fires, freezing disasters. When roaming vandals threatened to kill sheepherders, he and his teenage son tended flocks themselves. To end of his life his regular dispatches to the "Picayune" continued to praise good life in Texas. (1965) |
Marker No: 598
Aluminum 27 x 42 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.969534, -98.521111
Location: Hwy 473 in Kendalia, in front of library